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
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Examples of cave in a Sentence
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels.
Origin and Etymology 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
15th Century
First Known Use of cave
15th century
Origin and Etymology of cave
probably alteration of calve
First Known Use: 1513
CAVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cave for English Language Learners
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: a large hole that was formed by natural processes in the side of a cliff or hill or under the ground
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Definition of cave for Students
: a large hollow place formed by natural processes in the side of a hill or cliff or underground
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