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cave

31 ENTRIES FOUND:

1cave

noun \ˈkāv\

Definition of CAVE

1
: a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff
2
: a usually underground chamber for storage <a wine cave>; also : the articles stored there

Examples of CAVE

  1. <Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels.>

Origin of CAVE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cava, from cavus hollow; akin to Greek koilos hollow, and probably to Greek kyein to be pregnant — more at cyme
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

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