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单词 sinkhole
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sink•hole /ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Geologya hole formed in rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
  2. Civil Engineering, Geologya depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sink•hole  (singk′hōl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologya hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
  2. Civil Engineering, GeologyAlso called sink. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; see sink, hole

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sinkhole /ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl/ n

  1. Also called (esp Brit): swallow hole a depression in the ground surface, esp in limestone, where a surface stream disappears underground
  2. a place into which foul matter runs
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