— spelunking , n.
/spi lung"keuhr/ , n.
a person who explores caves, esp. as a hobby.
[ 1940-45; spelunc ( a ) cave ( spêlynx, s. spelyng-, akin to spélaion; cf. SPELAEAN) + -ER 1 ]
— spelunking , n.
/spi lung"keuhr/ , n.
a person who explores caves, esp. as a hobby.
[ 1940-45; spelunc ( a ) cave ( spêlynx, s. spelyng-, akin to spélaion; cf. SPELAEAN) + -ER 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012