as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a cavern with beautiful stalactites
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Today, the caverns hold evidence of both the Maya and the people who inhabited the region before them, as well as the fossils of prehistoric megafauna.
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The 2024 underground wonderland offers a unique holiday experience with more than seven million points of light illuminating the cavern’s vast spaces.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
On a seemingly innocuous nature walk to some local caverns, Homer stupidly touches a giant stalactite and opens a hole in the ground through which the family falls.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The shock is not the expanse alone but the density, the way every hillock and cavern is filled with incident and variety.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The 2024 underground wonderland offers a unique holiday experience with more than seven million points of light illuminating the cavern’s vast spaces.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
On a seemingly innocuous nature walk to some local caverns, Homer stupidly touches a giant stalactite and opens a hole in the ground through which the family falls.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Cavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavern. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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