Definify.com

Definition 2024


pithouse

pithouse

English

This reconstruction of a pithouse at the Step House ruins in Mesa Verde National Park, United States, shows the pit dug below grade, four supporting posts, a roof structure as layers of wood and mud, and the entry through the roof.

Alternative forms

  • pit-house

Noun

pithouse (plural pithouses)

  1. A primitive dwelling partially dug into the ground and roofed over.