cavern
Example Sentences
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At its foot, guarded by a solitary yew tree, was a cavern of darkness like a silent scream: a gaping stone mouth.
From Literature
Although Qatar produces one third of global helium, company stockpiles, caverns, Russian supply growth and the deepening relationship between chip makers and industrial gas companies all should provide support, the analysts say.
As more oil is extracted, pressure levels in the caverns fall, which slows subsequent withdrawals.
Despite uncertainty over the exact figure, experts agree that overdrawing oil from the salt caverns it is stored in would damage the caverns.
About 415 million barrels sit in underground salt caverns along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
