Petra Word Search
Free Petra (Maan) word search. We picked 12 themed words — architectural features, history, and surrounding places — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Located in Maan.
Words to find: KHAZNEH, DEIR, THEATER, COLONNADE, TRICLINIUM, SACRIFICE, HIGHPLACE, SANDSTONE, NABATAEAN, ROMAN, BYZANTINE, CRUSADER.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Petra word list, defined
- THEATER /ˈθiːətər/ · noun
- A building or outdoor area where plays, films, or other performances are given; a place for dramatic performances. Related: playhouse, theatre, auditorium, concert hall.
- COLONNADE /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/ (UK), /ˌkɑːləˈneɪd/ (US) · noun
- A row or sequence of columns supporting a roof, entablature, or arches, typically forming the façade of a building or a covered walkway. Related: portico, peristyle, colonnaded gallery, arcade.
- TRICLINIUM /trɪˈklɪniəm/ · noun
- A dining room in a Roman house, typically with three couches, one at each side and one at the end, on which guests reclined during meals. A room with a similar arrangement of seating. Related: dining room, banquet hall, refectory, cuisine.
- SACRIFICE /ˈsækrɪfaɪz/ · noun, verb
- The act of giving up something valued for the sake of something considered to be more important; the loss or destruction of something that is valuable or important. Related: renunciation, self-denial, abnegation, devotion.
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- ROMAN /roʊˈmæn/ · noun, verb
- A person from Rome or of Italian descent. To write or print in the style of ancient Rome, especially with letters that resemble those of the Latin alphabet. Related: Italian, Latin, Romanian.
- BYZANTINE /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ (US); /bɪˈzæntaɪn, ˈbɪzəntiːn/ (UK) · adjective
- Excessively complicated, intricate, and often secretive or devious in structure — typically describing systems, rules, or bureaucracies that are hard to navigate. Also relating to Byzantium (the Eastern Roman Empire) or its art and architecture. Related: convoluted, intricate, labyrinthine, complicated.
- CRUSADER /kruːˈseɪdər/ · noun
- A person who campaigns vigorously for a cause, typically a social or political reform; also, historically, a Christian who took part in the Crusades, the medieval military expeditions to the Holy Land. Related: campaigner, activist, champion, advocate.
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