cavern
noun
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
caverns
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pluralof cavern.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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 60 Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the stocks can’t be drawn from or refilled at the rate at which they were designed, federal researchers found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
About a quarter of all helium goes to chip companies and, importantly, existing caverns hold more than the industry’s annual consumption, according to Quinn-Barabanov.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The reserve’s oil is held in storage in 60 underground salt caverns in four locations in Texas and Louisiana.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
In later poets there are various entrances to it from the earth through caverns and beside deep lakes.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
