Antonyms for cave-in

Grammar : Noun

Spell : keyv-in

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪvˌɪn

Definition of cave-in

As in collapse : noun downfall, breakdown
As in damage : noun injury, loss
As in descent : noun moving down; lowering

Example sentences :

He attacked the cave-in with the cool energy that characterized him.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

If he could force a way through the cave-in there might be safety beyond.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

Perhaps, after all, he had been on the other side of the cave-in and had hurried on out of the mine.
Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

At any moment might come disaster in the shape of a cave-in or a falling tree.
Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon

The cave-in of the Landlord had not entirely removed the sense of outrage.
Extract from : « The Man Who Lost Himself » by H. De Vere Stacpoole

"There must have been a cave-in at our gold mine," said Hal.
Extract from : « The Curlytops on Star Island » by Howard R. Garis

How big a cave-in it was going to be, and what it was going to lead to, I never guessed.
Extract from : « Many Fronts » by Lewis R. Freeman

You dont suppose one cave-in had anything to do with the other, do you?
Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen

Somebody has pried out some of the timbering and caused a cave-in.
Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen

There is a cave-in, and my father and five other men are shut down in the mine.
Extract from : « The Trail Boys on the Plains » by Jay Winthrop Allen

Synonyms for cave-in

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