Grotto Definition

grŏtō
grottoes, grottos
noun
grottoes, grottos
A cave.
Webster's New World
An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave or cavern.
American Heritage
A cavelike summerhouse, shrine, etc.
Webster's New World

An artificial cavern-like retreat.

Wiktionary

A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.

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Noun

Singular:
grotto
Plural:
grottoes, grottos

Origin of Grotto

  • Alteration of Italian grotta from Vulgar Latin grupta from Latin crypta vault crypt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin grupta, from Classical Latin crypta; see crypt.

    From Wiktionary

Grotto Sentence Examples

  • The grotto itself, which is about 150 ft.

  • The grotto, situated in the southern face of the isle, is 2 27 ft.

  • There are also hot springs and a sacred grotto of Apollo.

  • The Franz-JosephElisabeth grotto, the largest of the four, and the farthest from the entrance, is 665 ft.

  • Half way up the cliff, but some distance south of the citadel, is the grotto of Montfat, alleged to be the site of Diana's shrine.

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