cavate
[ key-veyt ]
adjective
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock: cavate cliff dwellings.
Origin of cavate
11725–35; <Latin cavātus made hollow (past participle), equivalent to cav(āre) to hollow + -ātus-ate1
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How to use cavate in a sentence
Later in the season the party visited the cavate ruins near Santa Clara, previously explored by Mr. Stevenson.
Seventh Annual Report | VariousThese cavate lodges afford a fair idea of the best known of these prehistoric dwellings in this part of Arizona.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 | Jesse Walter FewkesThese cavate rooms were arranged tier above tier in a very irregular way.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 | Jesse Walter FewkesThere are several square ruins on top of the mesa above the cavate dwellings.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 | Jesse Walter FewkesThe position of the cavate dwellings is a disadvantageous one to reach any cultivated fields if defenders were necessary.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 | Jesse Walter Fewkes
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