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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dwelling, especially a prehistoric dwelling, built on piles in a shallow lake.
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- noun a
prehistoric structure , built overshallow waters , such as alake ormarsh , supported onpiles orartificial mounds of earth or wood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
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