pothole
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by…A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
» Tom swerved to avoid the pothole.
Meaning
7 sensesA shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
Schlagloch
вы́боинаvýboina, ры́твинаrýtvina, уха́бuxáb
вибо́їнаvybójina, я́маjáma
a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters or vandals.
(Australia)A shallow hole dug for the purpose of prospecting for opal or gold.
(slang)A hyperlink with text displayed on a page that is different from the title of the page to which the text links; a piped link.
A hole or recess on the top of a stove into which a pot may be placed.
Examples
40 sentencesTom swerved to avoid the pothole.
Many of our roads have potholes.
Watch out for potholes while driving.
Do you have a problem with potholes around here?
This highway has lots of potholes.
На цій автостраді багато ям.
ruНа этом шоссе много выбоин.
Translations
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Origin
From dialectal pot (“pit, hollow, cavity”) + hole. The "cave" senses, attested since at leFrom dialectal pot (“pit, hollow, cavity”) + hole. The "cave" senses, attested since at least 1809 (as pot-hole), may be from Middle English pot, potte (“a deep hole for a mine, or from peat-digging”), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to English pit, pote, or pot. Compare Scots pott, patt (“a pit dug in the ground; coalpit”).
From pot + hole. Attested since at least 1811 (also as pot-hole), possibly continuing Middle English *pothol (attested in the plural, potholys).
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Forms
plural: potholesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface):chuckhole