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caving

caving

English

Noun

caving ‎(countable and uncountable, plural cavings)

The recreational sport of exploring caves.
An act of collapsing or caving in.
- 2005, Sandy Gow, Bonar Alexander Gow, Roughnecks, Rock Bits and Rigs (page 282)
  Likewise, some Turner Valley wells had to be abandoned because of repeated cavings.

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Verb

caving

present participle of cave