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sinkhole — also sink hole, as a geological phenomenon, hole made in the earth by underground erosion, 1780, from SINK (Cf. sink) (v.) + HOLE (Cf. hole) … Etymology dictionary
sinkhole — ► NOUN ▪ a cavity in the ground caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground … English terms dictionary
sinkhole — [siŋk′hōl΄] n. 1. CESSPOOL ☆ 2. a saucer shaped surface depression produced when underlying material, such as limestone or salt, dissolves or when caves, mines, etc. collapse … English World dictionary
Sinkhole — For the War of 1812 battle, see Battle of the Sink Hole. For the type of wallet, see Wallet band#Swallet. A sink hole in Oman … Wikipedia
sinkhole — /singk hohl /, n. 1. a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage. 2. Also called sink. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects. [1425 75; late ME; see SINK, HOLE] * … Universalium
sinkhole — A closed, circular or elliptical depression, commonly funnel shaped, characterized by subsurface drainage and formed either by dissolution of the surface of underlying bedrock (e.g., limestone, gypsum, salt) (solution sinkhole) or by collapse… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
sinkhole — UK [ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl] / US [ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms sinkhole : singular sinkhole plural sinkholes a circular hole in the ground, formed when a rock such as limestone is gradually damaged by water and begins to disappear … English dictionary
sinkhole — noun Date: 15th century 1. a hollow place or depression in which drainage collects 2. a hollow in a limestone region that communicates with a cavern or passage 3. sink 2 4. something (as an unprofitable investment) that steadily drains money or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sinkhole Dersios — Dersios sinkhole Location near Palaiochora in Arcadia, Greece Depth 170 metres (560 ft) The Dersios sinkhole (Greek: Σπηλαιοκαταβόθρα Ο Δέρσιος Spilaiokatavothra O Dhersios ) is a sinkhole in Arcadia, Greece. The sinkhole, which has a depth… … Wikipedia
sinkhole — see swallow hole … Geography glossary
