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cavate

/key-veyt/US // ˈkeɪ veɪt //

蛀牙,凹陷,凹槽,穴居

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock: cavate cliff dwellings.

Examples

  • Later in the season the party visited the cavate ruins near Santa Clara, previously explored by Mr. Stevenson.

  • These cavate lodges afford a fair idea of the best known of these prehistoric dwellings in this part of Arizona.

  • These cavate rooms were arranged tier above tier in a very irregular way.

  • There are several square ruins on top of the mesa above the cavate dwellings.

  • The position of the cavate dwellings is a disadvantageous one to reach any cultivated fields if defenders were necessary.