potholer
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈpɒtˌhəʊ.lər/ us/ˈpɑːtˌhoʊ.lɚ/ (US spelunker)
洞穴探险家
someone who goes walking or climbing in underground caves
Potholers will know that Yorkshire has some of the biggest cave networks in the UK. 洞穴探险家会知道,约克郡拥有英国一些最大的洞穴网络。
A potholer is feared drowned in one of the country's most dangerous cave systems. 一名洞穴探险家恐怕已在该国最危险的洞穴系统之一溺亡。
Synonym: caver
See: potholing
- More examples
- A potholer was airlifted to hospital after falling almost 60ft inside a cave.
- He is a potholer and in 1988 he volunteered his skills to rescue victims of a major earthquake.
- Potholers delight in underground "lava tubes" up to seventeen miles long.