NOUN | object | swallow hole, sinkhole, sink | 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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Meaning | 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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Synonyms | sinkhole, sink | |
Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
Spanish | cenote, dolina | |
Catalan | bòfia, dolina |
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