Crossword clues for caving
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cave \Cave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caved; p. pr. & vb. n. Caving.] [Cf. F. caver. See Cave, n.] To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.]
The mouldred earth cav'd the banke.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The recreational sport of exploring caves. 2 An act of collapsing or cave in. vb. (present participle of cave English)
Wikipedia
Caving — also traditionally known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland — is the recreational pastime of exploring wild (generally non- commercial) cave systems. In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.
The challenges involved in caving vary according to the cave being visited, but – in addition to the total absence of light beyond the entrance – often include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, and water hazards. Cave diving is a distinct, and more hazardous, sub-speciality undertaken by a small minority of technically proficient cavers. In an area of overlap between recreational pursuit and scientific study, the most devoted and serious-minded cavers become accomplished at the surveying and mapping of caves and the formal (though usually private) publication of their efforts.
Sometimes categorized as an " extreme sport", it is not commonly considered as such by long-time enthusiasts, who may dislike the term for its connotation of disregard for safety.
Many caving skills overlap with those involved in canyoning, mine and urban exploration.
Usage examples of "caving".
Davy, even more than Joy, sweated just handling the caving clothes in desert heat.
Anderson moved and Gabe saw the outline of a much smaller person still encased in caving gear.
She was sorting through caving gear and teasing Davy about needing whale oil to get through Gotcha.
He paused, gathering first impressions of the people he would go caving with and write about.
As always, the warm caving clothes looked and felt insufferable under the desert sun.
His caving gear protected him, but he took the warning and slowed down.
Among the cavers, conversation always revolved around caving in general, Lost River Cave in particular, government grants, and the latest advances in caving equipment.
Together Gabe and Joy walked through the cottage to the backyard, where a long clothesline was hung with freshly washed caving gear.
Uhura saw the misty glow of his carbide lamp appear around the shoulder of rock in front of her, followed a moment later by his scratched and dented caving helmet.
Sanner scrubbed thoughtfully at his chin, leaving mud streaks from his caving gloves.
Sanner peeled off one of his caving gloves and waved his bare hand through the air as they continued along the ledge.
The lodges were burning and caving in, and a foul smoke rose with him toward the heavens.
Caving in around her, Chase tightened his hold and tucked his head again.
We dug the wells with case and pocket knives, and half canteens to a depth of from twenty to thirty feet, pulling up the dirt in pantaloons legs, and running continual risk of being smothered to death by the caving in of the unwalled sides.
In branching lines no wider than his claws, the sands poured away as though, underneath, tunnels were caving in.