单词 | swallow hole |
释义 | swallow hole (once / 1074483 pages) n WORD FAMILY swallow hole: swallow holes USAGE EXAMPLESHe walks the land, steering clear of the "swallow holes" in the bog because he is afraid of "the pull" of water. The Guardian(Jun 07, 2012) Scattered about the heath-lands in this neighbourhood are a number of "swallow holes" with various quaint names such as "Culpepper's Dish" and "Hell Pit." Holmes, Edric, Wanderings in Wessex—An Exploration...(2010) n a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof Syn|Hyper sink, sinkhole depression, natural depression a sunken or depressed geological formation |
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