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, verb, adjective
- A building, room, or other venue where dramatic, musical, or cinematic performances are presented; by extension, the field of dramatic arts or a setting in which events unfold. As a verb, it means to stage a dramatic work, especially in a particular manner. Related: playhouse, auditorium, cinema, drama.
- 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 /ˈtrɪklɪniəm/ · noun
- A Roman dining couch, normally broad enough for three people to recline at a meal. By extension, the dining room in a Roman house, where such a couch stood. Related: dining couch, reclining couch, dining room.
- SACRIFICE /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sacrifice is the act of giving up something of value for a greater purpose, or the person or thing offered in this way. As a verb, it means to give up or surrender something valuable, often at a cost to oneself. Related: offering, surrender, renunciation, forfeit.
- SANDSTONE /ˈsænd.stəʊn/ (British) /ˈsænd.stoʊn/ (US) · noun
- A sedimentary rock formed from grains of sand that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together by minerals. It commonly occurs in layers and may vary in color from pale yellow and brown to red. Related: sedimentary stone.
- ROMAN /ˈrəʊmən/ (British), /ˈroʊmən/ (US) · noun, adjective, verb
- Relating to the ancient city of Rome, the Roman Empire, or its people and culture. The word can also denote ordinary upright type, especially lowercase type, or mean to convert writing into the Roman alphabet. Related: Latin, imperial, upright, Romanesque.
- 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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