Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A natural depression in a land surface communicating with a subterranean passage, generally occurring in limestone regions and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
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- noun geology A
hole formed insoluble rock by the action ofwater , serving toconduct surface water to anunderground passage - noun A
depressed area in whichwaste ordrainage collects. - noun pinball A
hole in theplayfield that rewards theplayer when theball is guided into it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
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Examples
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A sinkhole is a natural depression caused by the removal of soil by water.
Gigantic Sinkhole Opens Up In Guatemalan City | Impact Lab 2010
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The El Zacatón sinkhole is on El Rancho Azufrosa, near the town of Aldama in Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico.
Did you know? Mexico has the deepest water-filled sinkhole in the world, in Tamaulipas. 2008
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The El Zacatón sinkhole is on El Rancho Azufrosa, near the town of Aldama in Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico.
Did you know? Mexico has the deepest water-filled sinkhole in the world, in Tamaulipas. 2008
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It's your life and your time, and if you want to throw it down the Facebook sinkhole, that is your right.
Ask Amy 2010
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A sinkhole is a natural depression or hole in Earth's surface, frequently caused by erosion.
Tampa Sinkhole SWALLOWS Car, Forces Evacuation (PHOTO, VIDEO) 2010
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The sinkhole is the third to appear in the area in recent months, SABC radio news reported on Monday.
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When Conficker's code was first cracked, security experts snatched up some of these randomly generated domains, creating what are known as sinkhole servers to receive data from hacked machines and observe how the worm worked.
CSO Robert McMillan 2010
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When Conficker's code was first cracked, security experts snatched up some of these randomly generated domains, creating what are known as sinkhole servers to receive data from hacked machines and observe how the worm worked.
CSO Robert McMillan 2010
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Police say the sinkhole, which is about 6-feet wide, turned up late Saturday at a bridge over Bird Creek, near the Wildflower Golf Course.
Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com 2010
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When Conficker's code was first cracked, security experts snatched up some of these randomly generated domains, creating what are known as sinkhole servers to receive data from hacked machines and observe how the worm worked.
CSO Robert McMillan 2010
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