antres

plural of antre
as in caverns
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface a fantasy in which an intrepid band of adventurers enter a vast antre and discover a hidden world filled with monsters and wonders

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Noun
  • Riley Moss was the sociable hermit in the caverns of Iowa’s practice facility.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Vanuatu’s dive options range from coral reef and dramatic caverns to legendary World War II ship and plane wrecks like Million Dollar Point and the SS President Coolidge, a troopship sunk by mines in 1942 that can be explored with Aore Adventures in Espiritu Santo.
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The region in New South Wales is renowned for its rivers, peaks, glacial lakes and caves.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fuhrich wasn’t the only hero of the caves, historian Johannes Mattes explains.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.
    Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Antres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antres. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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