cavernnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæv.ən/us/ˈkæv.ɚn/a large cave
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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
- cave
- chasm
- chimney
- crack
- crater
- crevice
- fissure
- gouge
- gulf
- hole
- honeycomb
- pit
- pore
- pothole
- rut
- speleologist
- speleology
- stalactite
- stalagmite
- the San Andreas Fault
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Examples from literature
- Four avenues opened out of the small cavern which the great rock stood in.
- I continued my way further into the cavern, watching the play of light upon the huge stalactites that hung from the roof.
- The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
- The cavern was imperfectly explored.
- You shall go with me into the dark caverns of the earth, and see how rocks and metals are made in nature's forging shop.