spelunking
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- noun
- /spəˈlʌŋkɪŋ/
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espeleología
- When Michael Martin wrote "Spelunking at the Cavern," he was living in San Francisco, traveling up and down the West Coast selling Marvel Comics to the direct-market comic book specialty stores.
- spelunking expedition
- spelunking gear
- spelunking trip
Examples
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I haven't gone spelunking in the Silver Rack in ages, Jake.
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The wilderness is still right at hand, though: kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, and spelunking are just a few of the recreation options in the area.
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I guess his cave spelunking childhood memory became mine too.
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Second step: put on your spelunking gear, because it's tunnel time.
Blog text (25) -
She later wrote another article about spelunking in a cave for the same magazine.
Academic text (2009) -
Lucy's hobbies are aerobics and spelunking, but she gets her greatest rewards from working with the terminally ill.
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"Adventurous" risk-takers were 26 male undergraduate or graduate students (mean age = 20.00 years) who routinely participate in high-risk activities such as rock climbing, bungee jumping, skydiving, spelunking, etc.
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Last weekend, we went spelunking in a remote cave, discovering beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.
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Many people find spelunking exhilarating as they navigate through dark, twisting cave passages.
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Get in touch with your inner miner by taking the 4-hour, ranger-led spelunking tour of Carlsbad Caverns' Hall of the White Giant.
Synonyms
How Adventurous
- US
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spelunking comes from an old Latin word spelunca that means 'cave'. So spelunking simply means exploring caves for fun or adventure.