Noun: pithouse
- A shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside
"pithouses are one of the most ancient types of human housing known to archeologists, and the same methods have evolved into modern "earth shelter" technology.";
- dugout, pit-house, pit house
Derived forms: pithouses, pit-houses
Type of: abode, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, shelter
Encyclopedia: Pithouse