stalagmitenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstæl.əɡ.maɪt/us/ˈstæl.əɡ.maɪt/a column of rock that rises from the floor of a cave, formed over a very long period of time by drops of water containing lime falling from the roof of the cave
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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
- stalactite
- the San Andreas Fault
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