Meaning

1 senses
  1. A natural cavity formed in a cliff or rock face by the relentless wave action of the ocean or a large lake; carved out by continuous mechanical erosion (rather than inland caves formed by chemical dissolution).

Forms

plural: sea caves
Singularsea cave
Pluralsea caves

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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