shakehole
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shakehole (plural shakeholes)
- (British, Northern England) A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.
- Synonyms: sinkhole, swallow hole, swallet