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monument Word or Phrase:EMBANKED PIT ALIGNMENT *  
Definition:A pit alignment accompanied by a linear bank (or banks) running parallel and adjacent to the line(s) of pits.

monument Word or Phrase:PIT ALIGNMENT *  
Definition:A single line, or pair of roughly parallel lines, of pits set at intervals along a common axis or series of axes. The pits are not thought to have held posts.

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