sinkhole
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/
:
sumidero
- In 1964, two divers entered the depths of the sinkhole and never returned.
- a deep sinkhole
- sinkholes, or cenotes
OK, one time the bat wing got stuck in a in a sinkhole.
- OK, one time the bat wing got stuck in a in a sinkhole.
- Here's the here's the actual sinkhole.
- It could be small, it could be little y'all might like, you know, throwing javelins or, you know, looking, you know, looking for sinkholes or something.
Examples
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Researchers at the University of Texas ready the deep-swimming robot DepthX to explore the world's deepest sinkhole.
Academic text (2007) -
Born of the interaction between water and rock, sinkholes appear anywhere rock dissolves easily.
Blog text (3) -
I once worked at a plant where a sinkhole formed in the parking lot.
Blog text (1) -
The English had a mill here, and it fell into a sinkhole.
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Look at the size of the sinkhole in comparison to the landmass around it.
Blog text (18) -
Now, I don't know if you believe in omens, but a giant sinkhole has just opened up one block away from the White House.
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When the cavern becomes sufficiently large, the roof collapses and a sinkhole is formed.
Academic text (1993) -
The limestone bedrock is easily dissolved over time, creating karst features such as caves, sinkholes, and complex underground drainage systems.
Academic text (2011) -
But the land surrounding Chichen ITSAL is pocked with sinkholes, where collapsed bedrock reveals an abundant supply of fresh groundwater.
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Officials were concerned that further erosion inside the sinkhole could prompt nearby structures to collapse.
Synonyms
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3.6
A large hole in the ground used for mining
11
5.3
A low area of land that forms a hollow
3
9.9
A hollow in the ground that forms when the surface collapses
1
8.5
A hollow in the ground that forms when buried ice melts and is often filled with water
A hole in the ground where water goes underground into caves, often in limestone
A low hollow in the ground that often holds water
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sinkhole is simply the two words sink ('to go down') and hole ('a hollow place') put together. So a sinkhole is a spot where the ground has 'sunk' down into a hole.