sinkhole

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Alternative forms

• sink hole

Noun

sinkhole (plural sinkholes)

sinkhole

1. (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
2. A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
3. (pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
   • 1997, Windows magazine (volume 8, issues 1-3)

     Pro Pinball is as authentic as pinball has ever been on the PC. It's all here, from the ramps, bumpers and sinkholes to the satisfying "clack" when you make the high-score list.

Synonyms

• cenote, dolina, doline, shakehole, sink

Translations

geology: hole formed in soluble rock

• Finnish: karstivajoama (fi), vajoama (fi), doliini (fi), suppa (fi)
• Jèrriais: dalot m
• Korean: 빗물에 패인 구멍 (ko)

• Spanish: dolina (es) f
• Swedish: slukhål (sv) n, sänka (sv) c

depressed area

• Finnish: vajoama (fi), kuoppa (fi)

• Korean: 용식 함지 (ko)

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• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• French: doline (fr) f
• German: Doline (de) f
• Greek: καταβοθρα (el) (katavóthra) f
• Italian: dolina (it) f, dolina carsica (it) f

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: карстовая воронка (ru) (kárstovaja vorónka) f, дьяволова дыра (ru) (d’jávolova dyrá) f
• Spanish: cenote (es)