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crop circle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape, performed as a prank or sometimes ascribed to UFO activity etc.

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 作物怪圈 (zuòwù guàiquān) — field of flattened crops
  • Chinese Mandarin: 麥田怪圈 /麦田怪圈 (màitián guàiquān) — field of flattened crops
  • Chinese Mandarin: 麥田圈 /麦田圈 (màitiánquān) — field of flattened crops
  • Finnish: viljaympyrä — field of flattened crops
  • French: agroglyphe — field of flattened crops
  • German: Kornkreis — field of flattened crops
  • Greek: αγρογλυφικό (agroglyfikó) — field of flattened crops
  • Icelandic: akurhringir — field of flattened crops
  • Irish: fáinne arbhair — field of flattened crops
  • Italian: cerchio nel grano — field of flattened crops
  • Polish: krąg zbożowy — field of flattened crops
  • Russian: круги́ на поля́х (krugí na poljáx) — field of flattened crops