Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea cave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
sea -cave
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural cavity formed in a cliff or rock face by the relentless wave action of the ocean or a large lake; carved out by continuous mechanical erosion (rather than inland caves formed by chemical dissolution).

Inflected Forms

sea caves (plural)

Phrases

cliff cave sea stack

Frequently Paired Words

cliff cave sea stack

Synonyms

littoral cave

Questions

What does sea cave mean?
A natural cavity formed in a cliff or rock face by the relentless wave action of the ocean or a large lake; carved out by continuous mechanical erosion (rather than inland caves formed by chemical dissolution).

How to pronounce sea cave

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