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cavern

[kav-ern] / ˈkæv ərn /
NOUN
hollow in land formation
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The 43-square-foot cavern was filled with colorful leather bags made by a local artisan named Iota Zaggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

Over the next two years, starting in January, a team will excavate the cavern by removing rock and soil.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

For the typically still-water environment, the waves disrupted the shallow shelf that the pupfish use as a spawning area, likely knocking eggs deep into the cavern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

She saw an enormous cavern with a high rocky roof.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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 have found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The U.S. has released more than 128 million barrels from strategic salt caverns on the Gulf Coast in a bid to mitigate the impact of the monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

Analysts say the U.S.’s ability to weather oil disruptions doesn’t hinge on the caverns as much as it used to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He emerged from the caverns almost naked, swaddled in his linen diaper like a warty baby.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin


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