stalactitenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstæl.ək.taɪt/us/ˈstæl.ək.taɪt/a column of rock that hangs from the roof of a cave and is formed over a very long period of time by drops of water containing lime falling from the roof
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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
- cave
- cavern
- chasm
- chimney
- cleft
- crack
- crater
- crevasse
- gouge
- gulf
- hole
- honeycomb
- pit
- pore
- pothole
- rut
- speleologist
- speleology
- stalagmite
- the San Andreas Fault
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