Definition of cavern
: cave;
especially
: one of large or indefinite extent
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a cavern with beautiful stalactites
Recent Examples of cavern from the Web
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Researchers believe that cavern differs from other holes previously studied and was likely the result of an unknown process.
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The design of those caverns and barriers makes Samus Returns a joy to get lost in.
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Still, the cost of the strategic reserve is rising, and the storm illustrated the vulnerability of salt caverns along the Gulf of Mexico that the government first developed in 1977.
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Next door to the blast-proof shuttle hangar, another lonely cavern contains the remains of the enormous Energia rocket meant to boost the shuttles into space.
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Baino creates an enticing environment using candles, caverns, Catholic iconography, and, yes, plenty of dark water.
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One of her works in the show depicts a kayaker heading into a cavern, above which is a traffic sign with the bubbles that show up on iPhones (and can cause much anxiety) when someone is writing a response to your text message.
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With a $32,000 investment, the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata refurbished a 37-square-meter cavern used for storage at the Jaduguda uranium mining complex, 260 kilometers west of Kolkata.
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Part of a karst, a geological term for a piece of land comprised of limestone, this artesian spring contains a cave-like system of passageways that reach depths of approximately 140 feet with two caverns stretching more than 5,000 feet in length.
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Origin and Etymology of cavern
Middle English caverne, from Medieval French, from Latin caverna, from cavus
Definition of cavern
transitive verb
1
: to place in or as if in a cavern
2
: to form a cavern of : hollow
—used with out
First Known Use of cavern
circa 1630
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