- spelunking
- spe|lunk|ing [ spə`lʌŋkıŋ ] noun uncount AMERICANthe activity of climbing into CAVES under the ground for enjoyment
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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 — 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