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cavern

[kav-ern] / ˈkæv ərn /
NOUN
hollow in land formation
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Storage also buys limited time for exporters: Singapore’s entire cavern complex holds less than two days’ worth of Saudi crude exports, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The group had been hunting for gold when they were cut off inside the cavern in an isolated part of the country after flash floods hit on 20 May.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

At the end of this cavern is a corridor, which is almost 30 metres long and three metres across, and which leads to a second chamber of the cave.

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

The whole tip of the Mountain was hollow, making a vast cavern of rock, snow, and ice.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Carved deep underground, the five caverns contain chambers as tall as nine-story buildings and longer than three American football fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Brekker had glanced back at him, his dark eyes like caverns.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo


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