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单词 sinkhole
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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 runs

sink•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]
Thesaurus
Noun1.sinkhole - a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roofsinkhole - 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

sinkhole

nounAn area sunk below its surroundings:basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, pit, sag, sink.
Translations
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sinkhole


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


  • noun

Synonyms for sinkhole

noun an area sunk below its surroundings

Synonyms

  • basin
  • concavity
  • depression
  • dip
  • hollow
  • pit
  • sag
  • sink

Synonyms for sinkhole

noun a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

Synonyms

  • swallow hole
  • sink

Related Words

  • natural depression
  • depression
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