spelunk

Meanings

Noun

A cave, cavern or grotto.

Verb

To explore caves.
To explore a system in depth.

Related

Similar words

cave

Origin

From Middle English spelunke, from Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ ("cave"), from earlier σπέος. Cognates include German Spelunke.
U.S., 1940s. .

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