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Definition of spelunking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spelunking

noun
 
/spəˈlʌŋkɪŋ/
 
/spəˈlʌŋkɪŋ/
(North American English)
(especially British English caving, British English potholing)
[uncountable]
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  1. the sport or activity of going into caves under the ground
    Word Origin1940s: from obsolete spelunk ‘cave’ (from Latin spelunca) + -ing.
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