small mound

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandmound

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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mound
noun[C]
uk
/maʊnd/us
/maʊnd/
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a ...
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(Definition ofsmallandmoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Asmallmoundand plaza complex tops its summit.
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They are typically characterized by asmallmoundof excavated earth c. 10-15 cm in diameter.
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It consists of asmallmound, which is nowadays partly covered by a cemetery.
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After a burial, the entrance to the tomb was filled in with soil, leaving asmallmoundwith most of the tomb underground.
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A sign heap is asmallmoundof sand, gravel, grass or mud scraped up by the otter.
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In the church yard is asmallmound, where 6 almshouses used to stand.
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It contains asmallmoundwhich was once associated with a row of 14 statues.
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Parts of the original pagoda can still be seen around asmallmoundbehind one of the buildings of the main temple.
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Onesmallmoundheld a child's remains, along with his buckle and miniature spear.
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At the centre of the circle was asmallmound, which may have been the disturbed remains of a burial cairn.
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It is a pashto word which meanssmallmoundof soil.
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The end of the avenue had asmallmound.
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Structure 29 is asmallmoundthat was a three-tiered pyramid platform measuring 17.2by14.1 m at the base.
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Asmallmoundof frass and silk covers the entrance hole.
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Thesmallmound, at three feet high and 30 feet in diameter, is encircled by a ditch and a wall.
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He then makes asmallmoundof snow, puts the boat on top and chuckles when it slides down the slope of the mound.
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Parts of the original pagoda can still be seen around asmallmoundbehind the vihear of the main temple.
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In the middle of the effigy was asmallmound, which they believed was used as an altar.
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The mountain's actual height of land is asmallmoundless than 100 ft northeast of the trail, in open forest.
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