cavern
pronunciation
How to pronounce cavern in British English:
UK [ˈkævən]
How to pronounce cavern in American English:
US [ˈkævərn]
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- Noun:
- any large dark enclosed space
- a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
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- Verb:
- hollow out as if making a cavern
Word Origin
- cavern (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French caverne (12c.) "cave, vault, cellar," from Late Latin caverna "cave," from Latin cavus "hollow" (see cave (n.)). In Old English such a land feature might be called an eorðscræf.
Example
- 1. Enter a cavern or choose another way ?
- 2. Nobody ever stepped in this cavern .
- 3. Borgio verezzi cavern in italy was discovered by three young boys in 1933 .
- 4. After swimming through a small opening in the rocks at the base of a towering cliff , kopisch found himself in a large cavern where the water glowed , he would write , " like the light of a blue flame . " It made him feel as if he were floating in an " unfathomable blue sky . "
- 5. This is a large , hillside cavern about 40km ( 25 miles ) from the sea .