"salt cave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salt caves [plural]
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  1. (geology) A cave formed within rock salt by dissolution of this very soluble rock by water. Wikipedia link: salt cave Categories (topical): Geology Translations (a cave formed within rock salt): sóbarlang (Hungarian)

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