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Definition of rock hole in English: rock holenoun Australian A natural depression in a rock in which rainwater collects. in this desert region, Aborigines were particularly dependent on rock holes for survival Example sentencesExamples - The varied springs, waterholes, rock holes and ancient paintings make this place one of the most spectacular in Australia.
- Their paintings celebrate the ever-shifting colours of the desert, the rock holes and soak holes where life-giving water is found.
- These tight passageways mimic the rock holes and tree cavities where the amphibians naturally shelter from predators.
- Aborigines were particularly dependent on rock holes for water survival.
- The iguanas do occasionally nest in rock holes that have some dirt inside.
- Their Dreamings dominate the scene to such an extent that I doubt if ever again I shall be able to look at a rock hole with the same eyes.
- She paints the rock holes, saltpans, and ritual centres that were once part of her bush life.
- These days, farmers store lemons in rock holes.
- He got to the rock-hole where they had camped the night before.
- It is a small but well-known rock-hole on the western slopes of the Urremerne Range.
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