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cavern

[kav-ern] / ˈkæv ərn /
NOUN
hollow in land formation
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Air Products—a major supplier and distributor of helium, serving customers in electronics, aerospace and medical imaging—said drawing on its storage cavern in Beaumont allowed it to service clients despite curtailments from Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The cave, an underwater system which extends for hundreds of meters through multiple chambers and internal passages, begins with a first large, bright cavern with a sandy bottom.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Down a corner on the ground floor was a shaft descending more than 30 feet underground that then opened up into a cavern presumably used as a depot.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2025

He soon grew to love the cavern system, which dates back 350 million years, and by the age of seven he had explored it more than 100 times.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2024

Gale squeaked excitedly and jumped from Hazel’s shoulder, scampering to the entrance of the cavern where a blond woman stood in a black dress, the Mist swirling around her.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The 60 Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the stocks can’t be drawn from or refilled at the rate at which they were designed, federal researchers found.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, inventories in the government-run Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a system of salt caverns on the Gulf Coast, keep falling and sit at the lowest level since 1983.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Teddy Thompson’s voice is a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy and caverns of heartache.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

The caverns offer “the best security and the most affordable means of storage,” it said, compared with above-ground tanks.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

After a moment, the caverns filled with bright, dazzling light.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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