sinkhole
A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water…A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
» Tom's home was swallowed by a sinkhole.
Дом Тома был поглощен карстовой воронкой.
Meaning
5 sensesA hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
Doline, Senkloch, Sinkloch
ка́рстовая воро́нкаkárstovaja vorónka, дья́волова дыра́dʹjávolova dyrá
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
Senkloch, Sinkloch, Ablauf
выгребна́я я́маvygrebnája jáma
A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
(Internet)A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
An attack which redirects requests, whether network or memory accesses, to a new location defined by the attacker.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Examples
7 sentencesTom's home was swallowed by a sinkhole.
ruДом Тома был поглощен карстовой воронкой.
Miroslav decided to check out the sinkhole.
A sinkhole has appeared in the middle of the highway.
The sinkhole, now about 10 meters across, is threatening to devour the entire house.
These sinkholes are time bombs.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sinkehole, sinkeholl, equivalent to sink + hole.From Middle English sinkehole, sinkeholl, equivalent to sink + hole.
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Forms
plural: sinkholesSynonyms
7 synonyms- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof:sinkswallow hole