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What does
catacomb
mean?
A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water; other groups of birds.
An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
Capable of being retracted; retractile.
In or into a drifting condition; moved (especially on water by waves and wind) without being propelled or steered.
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