usually a large eroded stream passage within a geologic stratum such as limestone; often found in the middle Tennessee area around the Cumberland Plateau: Wet Cave, Dry Cave, Buggy Top Cave, Keith Cove Cave, Soda Straw Cave, etc.
Basement, cellar, wine cellar.
A naturally formed subterranean open area, chamber, or series of chambers, commonly produced in limestone by solution activity or in basalt flows as lava tubes.
a natural underground chamber or passage big enough to be entered by people. to explore a cave.
As used by speleologists, this means an underground cavity, fissure, or tube large enough for penetration by humans. Speleologists exclude 'rock shelters' (qv) and most 'sea caves' (qv), by either stipulating that the cavity must penetrate further into the ground than the largest dimension of its opening, or by requiring that it should have a permanent dark zone. For the layman, the term 'cave' is commonly used to include rock shelters, and also to describe a single chamber within a cave system. This latter use can result in some confusion in the media, eg. 'the cave was destroyed' may merely mean 'one chamber was destroyed'. The term 'cave system' is sometimes used for the more complex caves, or to avoid the type of confusion mentioned above.
Any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnected passages which occurs beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge and which is large enough to permit an individual to enter, whether or not the entrance is naturally formed or human-made. This includes any natural pit, sinkhole, or other feature which is an extension of the surface. (From the Federal Cave Resource Protection Act, 1988.)
A cavity in the earth large enough for a human to enter. Caves can form as a result of physical and chemical weathering of rock. Physical weathering usually produces shelter-type caves that extend into the rock for only a few feet. Chemical weathering of rock can produce caves (solution channels along fractures and bedding planes) that extend for many miles into the rock.
an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"
a big hole in the rock, and frankly
a deep hollow place under ground
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill or mountain
a natural cavity in rock which can be entered for an appreciable distance by a human
a naturally occurring hollow area inside Earth
a naturally occurring underground cavity
a naturally occurring underground void, large enough to be examined in some way by man
a natural opening in the earth, large enough to admit a human, usually with an elongate cavity produced by solution and aided by mechanical erosion or subterranean flowing water
a natural underground void
an underground hollow or passage that is formed when water runs through an area with enough force to dissolve or wear away rock
A natural opening in rock large enough to be entered by man and extending to points where daylight does not penetrate.
A lack of rock that exerts a strong attractive pull on cavers.
A hollowed-out chamber in the earth, especially a natural cavity with an opening to the surface.
Any natural opening in bedrock large enough for an adult to enter. A diameter of 50 centimeters (20 inches) and a length or depth of 2 meters (6.5 feet) are approximate minimal dimensions. Most cavers, however, would not count anything less than 10 meters (30 feet) long or deep. Orientation of the cave in space is not definitive, and an open-air pit with no overhanging ledges is a cave if it meets the minimum dimensions. The orientation relevant to the outcrop can be significant: an opening 6 feet wide and 2 feet deep in a cliff is an overhang or rock shelter, and not accepted as a cave.
Any natural cavity or series of cavities beneath the surface of the earth. Such cavities are usually classed as caves only if they are large enough to permit entrance by humans. The term is generally synonymous with cavern and is commonly applied also to wind- or water-eroded rock cavities.
A naturally formed opening beneath the surface of the Earth, generally formed by dissolution of carbonate bedrock. Caves may also form by erosion of coastal bedrock, partial melting of glaciers, or solidification of lava into hollow tubes.
A natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of an average human. more details...
a natural, underground cavity, usually formed by the dissolving action of acidic.
A hole in the rock, usually large enough to be entered by a person. Esp. one that is mainly horizontal, requiring very few ladders or ropes to negotiate To take part in caving
cellar’ referring to an underground storage place, the word cave is also used to identify a collection of calvados wherever they are stored.
A natural topographic feature which allows a person to travel a minimum of twenty feet underground. Exceptions may be made for sites less than twenty feet when they are biologically, hydrologically, historically or otherwise significant.
A natural topographic feature which allows a person to travel a minimum of fifty feet underground. Exceptions may be made for sites less than fifty feet when they are biologically or otherwise significant. Usually considered a waste of energy by cavers working in major limestone regions.
natural underground passageway or chamber, or a hollowed out cavity in the side of a cliff (cavern, grotto).
Originally a real cave or cellar. Today, a cave can be a specially calibrated refrigerated cooler used to maintain the precise humidity and temperature levels ideal for aging cheese.
A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface.
A natural cavity or recess that is roughly positioned horizontally to the surface of the Earth.
Cellar - handy for storing extra gear, bikes, suitacases etc
A natural cavity, recess, chamber, or series of chambers and galleries beneath the surface of the earth, within a mountain, a ledge of rocks, etc.
Some French wines are labeled "Mis en bouteilles dans nos caves". This means "bottled" in our cellars' but is no guaranteed of quality.
"Cave" is a single by the English rock band Muse from their debut album, Showbiz. It was the second single that the band released, with Uno being released previously. The release date in the UK was September 6 1999, and was released as a two-CD set and an accompanying 7" vinyl.
