cavate
/key-veyt/US // ˈkeɪ veɪt //
蛀牙,凹陷,凹槽,穴居
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock: cavate cliff dwellings.
Examples
Later in the season the party visited the cavate ruins near Santa Clara, previously explored by Mr. Stevenson.
These cavate lodges afford a fair idea of the best known of these prehistoric dwellings in this part of Arizona.
These cavate rooms were arranged tier above tier in a very irregular way.
There are several square ruins on top of the mesa above the cavate dwellings.
The position of the cavate dwellings is a disadvantageous one to reach any cultivated fields if defenders were necessary.
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