salt cave

noun

A cave formed within rock salt by dissolution of this very soluble rock by water.

Meanings

nounsalt cave (plural salt caves)

plural salt caves

  1. geographyA cave formed within rock salt by dissolution of this very soluble rock by water.

Translations

Hungarian sóbarlang
  • sóbarlanga cave formed within rock salt
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APA

salt cave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20cave

MLA

“salt cave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20cave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt cave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20cave.

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