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catacomb

[kat-uh-kohm] / ˈkæt əˌkoʊm /
NOUN
underground tunnel
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The playa desert seems to extend all the way to Egypt when you see the Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan, a pair of enormous pyramids.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2016

It is hoped that very interesting relics may still be discovered in this Catacomb.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

By the dim light of a waxen taper which he carried, Hilarus led the Greek to the entrance to the Catacomb, where they found Faustus waiting in some alarm at the delay of his friend.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry

Not far from this is the Catacomb of the Santi-Quattro.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Jim asked him to try to find out whether Buttertub and Ricos were the intruders on our Catacomb party, and this was one of the very few requests which Jim made that Stacey refused.

From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)




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