megalith

noun

mega·​lith ˈme-gə-ˌlith 

: a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block

megalithic

ˌme-gə-ˈli-thik 

adjective

Illustration of megalith

Examples of megalith in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths. —Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Scattered among the heaping red rock hills of the Pilbara lies the world’s densest collection of petroglyphs and megaliths. —Michelle Tchea, Time, 12 Mar. 2026

Recently uncovered megaliths and monoliths, though now lying submerged, once adorned a coastal landscape long before the spread of agriculture across Europe. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025

In contrast to the rectilinear blocks at Stonehenge, the Stenness megaliths are thin slabs with angled upper edges, like upside-down guillotine blades. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for megalith

• coppersmith
• hammersmith
• monolith
• silversmith
• beckwith
• blacksmith
• forthwith
• herewith
• locksmith
• outwith
• therewith
• wherewith