Example sentences from the Web for stalactites

Descending toward the left, we approach one of the most singularly beautiful groups of stalactites in this apartment.
Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite|A.L. Bancroft
Various fragments of stalactites and stalagmites were found as part of the detritus.
Archeological Investigations|Gerard Fowke
They could dimly see the fantastic shapes of hundreds of stalactites hanging from the ceiling.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various
The heat came upward like a furnace blast, and the smoke was a great red cloud among the stalactites.
King--of the Khyber Rifles|Talbot Mundy

You descend the hill, and come to a miniature cavern of stalactites, through which the guide conducts you.
Over the Ocean|Curtis Guild

stalactites

[ (stuh-lak-teyets) ]

Rock structures formed on the ceilings of caves as water drips down, leaving behind minerals before it falls. (Compare stalagmites.)

notes for stalactites

Stalactites grow very slowly.

notes for stalactites

One easy way to distinguish stalactites from stalagmites is to recall that stalactites “hold tight” to the ceiling of a cave. Stalagmites “might reach the ceiling” of the cave and form a column.

Words nearby stalactites

Stakhanov, Stakhanovism, Stakhanovite, stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer

单词	stalactites
释义	Example sentences from the Web for stalactites Descending toward the left, we approach one of the most singularly beautiful groups of stalactites in this apartment. Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite\|A.L. Bancroft Various fragments of stalactites and stalagmites were found as part of the detritus. Archeological Investigations\|Gerard Fowke They could dimly see the fantastic shapes of hundreds of stalactites hanging from the ceiling. Astounding Stories, April, 1931\|Various The heat came upward like a furnace blast, and the smoke was a great red cloud among the stalactites. King--of the Khyber Rifles\|Talbot Mundy You descend the hill, and come to a miniature cavern of stalactites, through which the guide conducts you. Over the Ocean\|Curtis Guild stalactites [ (stuh-lak-teyets) ] Rock structures formed on the ceilings of caves as water drips down, leaving behind minerals before it falls. (Compare stalagmites.) notes for stalactites Stalactites grow very slowly. notes for stalactites One easy way to distinguish stalactites from stalagmites is to recall that stalactites “hold tight” to the ceiling of a cave. Stalagmites “might reach the ceiling” of the cave and form a column. Words nearby stalactites Stakhanov, Stakhanovism, Stakhanovite, stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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