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cavern

[kav-ern] / ˈkæv ərn /
NOUN
hollow in land formation
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Rasuwagadhi’s acting chief executive, Pushkar Amatya, deployed crews and equipment in a last-ditch search for people who might be trapped in the facility’s transformer cavern, but found no one there.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

But small excavations between 2021 and 2024, brought on by Bolton's chance visit to the cavern, uncovered evidence of both humans and animals over more than 120,000 years.

From BBC Jul. 16, 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

Located at the base of a 100-foot water drainage pipe, the sprawling secret cavern also contained a home gym, armchair and television.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

He helped him carry Wielaf out of the cavern and into the purple twilight.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

European gas-storage facilities are spread across the Continent, from tank farms to massive underground caverns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Freshly excavated caverns 100m underground sit next to stores that have been used for sparkling wine, apples and cheese in recent years.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The deterioration limits how much crude can be pumped into and out of the caverns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Fracturing wells, leaky pumps and other wear-and-tear are straining the Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

In his fevered dreams the young mouse wandered through dark caverns.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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