Cave In (Noun)
Meaning
The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The mine shaft was abandoned after a cave-in trapped several workers underground.
- The tunnel's roof began to show signs of stress, and engineers feared a cave-in was imminent.
- Rescue teams worked tirelessly to reach the survivors of the cave-in that had buried them under rubble.
- The old, abandoned well suddenly experienced a cave-in, creating a massive sinkhole in the surrounding yard.
- After days of excavation, the crew encountered a hidden cavern that had been sealed off by a centuries-old cave-in.