donganoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɒŋ.ɡə/us/ˈdɑːŋ.ɡə/South African Englisha type of ditch (= long, narrow, open hole in the ground)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- eyehole
- footprint
- intake
- orifice
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- semipermeable
- tear 1
- wormhole
See more results »
Examples from literature
- But perchance it is a little near the donga.
- But something went wrong again, and it was already quite light when we reached the donga.
- One deep donga and a shallower had to be crossed as well.
- Slipping down into a donga, I left the horse and crawled forward, getting within nice, easy range.
- We had to ford a donga closed in by barbed wire.