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cavern

[kav-ern] / ˈkæv ərn /
NOUN
hollow in land formation
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Located between the Sahara tent and the Do Lab, the Bunker is a gigantic subterranean cavern with room for 300 or so people — a dark and cool respite from the blazing Indio sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

If we were to squeeze through small cracks in his mind’s cavern walls or crawl down its miniaturized hallways toward Erickson's nerve center, we might find ourselves in a room with a broken printer.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

Once the fog clears, the camera sweeps into an underground cavern filled with lava.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Sitting next to one of more than a dozen pillars embedded into this cavern, he pulls out a series of syringes and bottles, taking a sample of the water next to the metal.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

The Pendor dragon tore free and flew low and lamely to the island, where it hid, crawling into some well or cavern in the ruined town.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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