as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a cavern with beautiful stalactites
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Emerging from the Cinder, Jod was greeted as said Emissary, and he and the ship were lowered down into a deep, deep cavern — eventually landing at the foot of a giant vault door.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
The site, off Exit 230 on Interstate 40, was where 42 Apaches hiding underground in a cavern were killed by local Navajo who started a fire near the entrance.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
According to legend, Guru Padmasambhava, who is believed to have introduced Buddhism to Bhutan, rode to the mountain on the back of a tiger in the eighth century, spending three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours meditating in its caverns.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
One legend details another local connection — the Texas Rangers' rescue of a San Antonio girl who was kidnapped and held in the cavern.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
The site, off Exit 230 on Interstate 40, was where 42 Apaches hiding underground in a cavern were killed by local Navajo who started a fire near the entrance.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
According to legend, Guru Padmasambhava, who is believed to have introduced Buddhism to Bhutan, rode to the mountain on the back of a tiger in the eighth century, spending three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours meditating in its caverns.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
One legend details another local connection — the Texas Rangers' rescue of a San Antonio girl who was kidnapped and held in the cavern.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Cavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavern. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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