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sinkhole
sink·hole S0430100 (sĭngk′hōl′)n. A natural depression formed by the undermining or sudden collapse of the land surface, often as a result of groundwater enlarging cavities in underlying limestone or other easily soluble bedrock.sinkhole (ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl) n1. (Physical Geography) Also called (esp Brit): swallow hole a depression in the ground surface, esp in limestone, where a surface stream disappears underground2. a place into which foul matter runssink•hole (ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl) n. 1. a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water underground. 2. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects. [1425–75] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sinkhole - a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roofswallow hole, sinknatural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation |
sinkholenounAn area sunk below its surroundings:basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, pit, sag, sink.Translationssinkhole
sinkhole[′siŋk‚hōl] (geology) Closed surface depressions in regions of karst topography produced by solution of surface limestone or the collapse of cavern roofs. sinkhole
sinkhole a depression in the ground in which water collects and disappears below the surface, e.g. in limestone areas where a cave roof has collapsed.sinkhole
Synonyms for sinkholenoun an area sunk below its surroundingsSynonyms- basin
- concavity
- depression
- dip
- hollow
- pit
- sag
- sink
Synonyms for sinkholenoun a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roofSynonymsRelated Words- natural depression
- depression
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