caving

Etymology

noun

  1. The recreational sport of exploring caves.
  2. An act of collapsing or caving in.
    Likewise, some Turner Valley wells had to be abandoned because of repeated cavings. 2005, Sandy Gow, Bonar Alexander Gow, Roughnecks, Rock Bits and Rigs, page 282

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of cave

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