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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

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

Located at the base of a 100-foot water drainage pipe, the sprawling secret cavern also contained a home gym, armchair and television.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 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

Hazel had thwarted Gaea’s plans that time, but she’d had to pull down the cavern, sacrificing her life and her mother’s.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

European gas-storage facilities are spread across the Continent, from tank farms to massive underground caverns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 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 site is one of only three large-scale helium salt caverns worldwide—the others are in Germany and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Chip makers avoided shortages through diverse supplier networks, long-term contracts, and extensive helium storage caverns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

They snake beneath the entire city, hundreds of miles of tunnels and caverns, some packed with centuries’ worth of bones.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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