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1.nounA hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
2.nounA concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
3.nounA small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
4.nounA strip of prairie extending into woodland.
5.nounA recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
6.nounThe wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
7.nounA thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
8.verbTo arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.