CAVES

Meaning of CAVES in English

plural of cave

present third singular of cave

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CAVES — Пещеры
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CAVES — Пещера
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CAVES — Пещеры
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YUNGANG CAVES — or Yün-kang caves Series of magnificent Chinese Buddhist cave temples, created in the 5th century AD during the Northern Wei …
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YUN-KANG CAVES — Pinyin Yungang, series of magnificent Chinese Buddhist cave temples, created in the 5th century AD (Six Dynasties period). They are …
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LUNG-MEN CAVES — Pinyin Longmen, series of Chinese cave temples carved into the rock of a high river bank south of the city …
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LEHMAN CAVES — numerous caverns at Great Basin National Park in east-central Nevada, U.S. The caves lie 5 miles (8 km) west of …
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JENOLAN CAVES — series of caves constituting one of Australia's best known tourist attractions, in east central New South Wales, 70 mi (113 …
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EYZIES-DE-TAYAC CAVES — series of prehistoric rock dwellings located downstream from Lascaux Grotto and near the town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac in Dordogne dpartement, …
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ELLORA CAVES — Ellora also spelled Elura, a series of 34 magnificent rock-cut temples located near the village of Ellora, 19 miles (30 …
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CAVE — I Naturally formed underground cavity. A cave often consists of a number of underground chambers, constituting a series of caverns. …
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SPELEOLOGY — scientific discipline that is concerned with all aspects of caves and cave systems. Exploration and description of caves and their …
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HUMAN EVOLUTION
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CAVE PEARL — small, almost spherical concretion of calcite that is formed in a pool of water in a cave and is not …
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CAVE FISH — any of the pale, blind, cave-dwelling fishes of the genera Amblyopsis and Typhlichthys, family Amblyopsidae. Cave fishes are small, growing …
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CAVE — also called cavern, natural opening in the Earth large enough for human exploration. Such a cavity is formed in many …
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CAPRIMULGIFORM — (order Caprimulgiformes), any member of about 100 species of soft-plumaged birds, the major groups of which are called nightjars, nighthawks, …
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WAITOMO — limestone caves, north-central North Island, New Zealand. They lie about 50 miles (80 km) south of Hamilton. Located on a …
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TUN-HUANG — Pinyin Dunhuang, city in western Kansu sheng (province), China. Situated in an oasis in the Kansu-Sinkiang desert, Tun-huang is at …
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PALEOLITHIC PERIOD
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MARTEL, DOUARD-ALFRED — born 1859, Pontoise, Fr. died 1938, Montbrison French geographer and speleologist, known for his pioneer work in 1894 on the …
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MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK — national park containing an extensive system of limestone caverns, in west-central Kentucky, U.S.; it was designated a World Heritage site …
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MACOCHA GORGE — also called Macocha Abyss gorge in Jihomoravsk kraj (region), Czech Republic. It is the best-known and most frequently visited feature …
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LAND OF TEN THOUSAND SINKS — in west-central Kentucky, U.S., area of numerous sinkholes and caves in the Pennyrile (or Pennyroyal) region. The area includes the …
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HOWE CAVERNS — series of underground caves in Schoharie county, east-central New York, U.S. The site is located 38 miles (61 km) west …
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BAMIAN — also spelled Bamyan town, central Afghanistan. It lies northwest of Kabul, the nation's capital, in the Bamian valley at an …
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ANASAZI CULTURE — a North American civilization that developed from about AD 100 to modern times, centring generally on the area where the …
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CAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Aladdin's Cave ▪ Her apartment is an Aladdin's Cave of antiques, old books, and …
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CAVE — n. Jewel Cave National Monument Mammoth Cave National Park Russell Cave National Monument Timpanogos Cave National Monument Wind Cave National …
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CAVE — n. Naturally formed underground cavity. A cave often consists of a number of underground chambers, constituting a series of caverns. …
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