SPELUNKING


Meaning of SPELUNKING in English

/ spɪˈlʌŋkɪŋ; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( NAmE ) = caving

►  spe·lunk·er noun ( NAmE ) = caver

—compare speleologist

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from obsolete spelunk cave (from Latin spelunca ) + -ing .

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