- spelunking
- [spıʹlʌŋkıŋ] n
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spelunking
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spelunking — [[t]spɪlʌ̱ŋkɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Spelunking is the leisure activity of going into underground caves and tunnels. [AM] (in BRIT, use potholing) … English dictionary
spelunking — noun Date: 1944 the hobby or practice of exploring caves … New Collegiate Dictionary
spelunking — See spelunker. * * * … Universalium
spelunking — 1. noun The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns; caving. 2. verb (to explore underground caves) … Wiktionary
spelunking — See caving … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
spelunking — spe|lunk|ing [spıˈlʌŋkıŋ] AmE [Date: 1900 2000; : Latin; Origin: spelunca cave , from Greek spelynx] the sport of walking and climbing in ↑caves >spelunker n … Dictionary of contemporary English
spelunking — spe|lunk|ing [ spə lʌŋkıŋ ] noun uncount AMERICAN the activity of climbing into CAVES under the ground for enjoyment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spelunking — n. exploration of caves … English contemporary dictionary
spelunking — [spɪ lʌŋkɪŋ] noun N. Amer. the exploration of caves, especially as a hobby. Derivatives spelunker noun Origin 1940s: from obs. spelunk cave (from L. spelunca) … English new terms dictionary
spelunking — noun (U) AmE the sport of walking and climbing in caves spelunker noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spelunking — spe·lunk·ing … English syllables
