Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)A cave, cavern or grotto.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Tom found dragon eggs while spelunking.

    ruТом нашёл яйца дракона во время исследования пещер. — odexed

    deTom fand bei einer Höhlenerkundung Dracheneier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Have you ever gone spelunking before?

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  3. Tom and Mary went spelunking.

    deTom und Mary sind auf Höhlenerkundung gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom and I went spelunking.

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Origin

From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancien

From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.

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Forms

plural: spelunks

See also

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