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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

4.6
A national park in New Mexico with large underground caves and rock formations
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkɑːrlzˌbæd ˈkævərnz ˈnæʃənl pɑrk/
translation icon : Parque Nacional de las Cavernas de Carlsbad
  • We spent an entire day exploring Carlsbad Caverns National Park and marveled at its gigantic stalactites.

Examples

  • Many visitors attend the bat flight program at Carlsbad Caverns National Park during the summer months.

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park attracts thousands of tourists each year interested in its unique geology.

  • I visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park last summer.

  • Have you ever been to Carlsbad Caverns National Park?

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park is known for its stunning limestone formations and vast underground caves.

  • Many tourists visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park each year to explore its unique geological features.

  • The guided tours in Carlsbad Caverns National Park allow visitors to see some of the most beautiful cave formations.

Synonyms

Carlsbad Caverns
vsCarlsbad Caverns National Park
6.9

A large group of limestone caves in southeastern New Mexico with many stalactites and stalagmites

covers a protected site in New Mexico that preserves those underground formations

Surface Forms

Carlsbad Caverns National Park main

Morphology

Carlsbad + cavern + national + park

The phrase transparently denotes a national park composed of caverns: 'caverns' (large caves) + 'national' (government-designated) + 'park' (protected area) directly convey the type of site. 'Carlsbad' is a place name and may be unfamiliar, but that does not prevent a B1 learner who knows the constituent words from understanding this as the Caverns National Park located at/called Carlsbad.

Etymology

Carlsbad Caverns National Park gets its name from the nearby town Carlsbad and the word caverns, which are very large underground caves. So the name shows it is a 'national park' that protects these huge cave rooms, their strange rock shapes, and the bats that live there.