potholenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɒt.həʊl/us/ˈpɑːt.hoʊl/pothole noun [ C ] (HOLE)
a hole in a road surface that results from gradual damage caused by traffic and/or weather:
The car's suspension is so good that when you hit a pothole you hardly notice it.
a deep hole formed underground in limestone areas by the gradual rubbing and dissolving action of water flowing through the stone
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Road surfaces & features
- asphalt
- bitumen
- black spot
- blind spot
- camber
- gravelled
- gritter
- hairpin bend
- kerb
- kerbside
- lay-by
- ramp
- rest area
- rest stop
- resurface
- roadside
- rumble strip
- traffic calming
- tramlines
- weighbridge
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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
pothole noun [ C ] (PROBLEM)
a problem:
The road to economic recovery is full of potholes.
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Difficult things and people
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom
- a hard/tough nut to crack idiom
- albatross
- bane
- chill
- equation
- handicap
- hiccup
- hot potato
- impediment
- job
- labyrinth
- liability
- nut
- the chill wind of sth idiom
- the hard way idiom
- the sharp end
- the/a devil of a sth idiom
- thorn in your flesh/side idiom
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences