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[ pot-hohl ] / ˈpɒtˌhoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pothole ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna deep hole; pit. a hole formed in pavement, as by excessive use or by extremes of weather. a more or less cylindrical hole formed in rock by the grinding action of the detrital material in eddying water. a cave opening vertically from the ground surface. Origin of potholeFirst recorded in 1820–30; pot1 + hole Words nearby potholepothecary, potheen, pother, potherb, potholder, pothole, potholer, potholing, pothook, pothos, pothouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potholeKeep in mind, the U.S. can barely keep its government open, fix a pothole, or move a train 45 miles in an hour in this country. Tesla Looks Like a Bubble, Will It Pop?|Daniel Gross|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST A gentleman named Lee Daly from Dublin, Ireland asked Booker for help with a pothole in front of his house. When Politicians Tweet One-Liners|Ben Jacobs|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST March 17, 2005 – 7:21 p.m. Type: 911 Subject: Maintenance Report: Pothole “that is blocking the road” 4. George Zimmerman’s History of 911 Calls: A Complete Log|Matthew DeLuca|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST When Baker took office, it took 2½ years to fill a pothole in St. Petersburg. America's Greatest Mayor?|John Avlon|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The carriage slumped into a pothole, and a spring seemed to snap. When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett They were moving around the base of a small knoll when Larkwell's foot struck a pothole in the ash and he stumbled. First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
British Dictionary definitions for pothole
noungeography - a deep hole in limestone areas resulting from action by running waterSee also sinkhole (def. 1)
- a circular hole in the bed of a river produced by abrasion
a deep hole, esp one produced in a road surface by wear or weathering Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to potholecrater, rut, cavity, dip, gap, pocket, split, fracture, hole, pit, depression |