sinkhole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English sinkehole, sinkeholl, equivalent to sink + hole.
Meanings
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A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into this sinkhole in Chatsworth on January 10.
2023 January 16, “California’s flooding, in pictures”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023:A sinkhole suddenly opened up beneath the track of a heavy freight route in the eastern United States. Golfers playing the 13th hole at Hartford, Connecticut, had a new obstacle to tackle: a section of track suspended in mid-air after heavy rainfall in the aftermath of Storm Ida.
2021 September 22, “Network News: Sinking feeling on unlucky 13th”, in RAIL, number 940, page 18:
- A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
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(qualifier:pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
Pro Pinball is as authentic as pinball has ever been on the PC. It's all here, from the ramps, bumpers and sinkholes to the satisfying "clack" when you make the high-score list.
1997, Windows magazine, volume 8, numbers 1-3:
- (Internet) A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
- (qualifier:computer security) An attack which redirects requests, whether network or memory accesses, to a new location defined by the attacker.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sinkholes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sink hole | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sink-hole | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
shakehole · sink · doline · swallow hole · cenote · dolina · swallet
Translations (98)
ar بَالُوعَة (depressed area in which water collects) · ca desaigüe (depressed area in which water collects) · de Schwalgloch (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · he בולען (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Senkloch (depressed area in which water collects) · cmn 沉洞DNS (domain name server) · de Abfluss (depressed area in which water collects) · fi turhia osoitteita antava nimipalvelin (domain name server) · ga poll slogaide (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · pl wertep krasowy (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · eo dolino (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ru выгребна́я я́ма (depressed area in which water collects) · pl lej krasowy (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · th หลุมยุบ (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · sv slukhål (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · es dolina (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ar بَلَّاعَة (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · tr düden (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ga slogaide (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · nrf dalot (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · gl broque (depressed area in which water collects) · cmn 獎勵洞 /奖励洞 (hole in the playfield) · ru ка́рстовая воро́нка (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · gl groba (depressed area in which water collects) · ar بَالُوعَة (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · sl kraška dolina (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · pl werteb krasowy (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi kuoppa (depressed area in which water collects) · fr doline (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · gl fochanca (depressed area in which water collects) · ca bòfia (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi karstivajoama (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · nb synkehull (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · nb jordfallshull (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 落水洞 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Sinkloch (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · mk по́нор (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi doliini (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · es torca (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi kolo (hole in the playfield) · ja シンクホール (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi vajoama (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · sh vrtača (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 重定向攻擊 /重定向攻击 (attack) · ca dolina (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Senkloch (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ga cíocra (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · es cenote (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ca desguàs (depressed area in which water collects) · cmn 得分洞 (hole in the playfield) · cmn 溶蝕漏斗 /溶蚀漏斗 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · el καταβοθρα (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ja シンクホール (depressed area in which water collects) · ro dolină (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ceb bung-aw (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ru дья́волова дыра́ (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Erdfall (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ca eixidiu (depressed area in which water collects) · gl fanigoto (depressed area in which water collects) · de Flussschwinde (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fr gouffre (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · pt dolina (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · gl loio (depressed area in which water collects) · tr düden (depressed area in which water collects) · es desagüe (depressed area in which water collects) · cmn 沉洞 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · mi whāwhārua (depressed area in which water collects) · tr obruk (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 排水窪地 /排水洼地 (depressed area in which water collects) · ko 땅꺼짐 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Schluckloch (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cy llyncdwll (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 天坑 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · it dolina (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 黑洞伺服器 (domain name server) · fi sortumakaivo (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Sinkloch (depressed area in which water collects) · pl lejek krasowy (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · vi hố sụt (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ar بَلُّوعَة (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · mk вр́тача (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · de Schwinde (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ko 돌리네 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ar بَلَّاعَة (depressed area in which water collects) · de Doline (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · nl zinkgat (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 污水池 (depressed area in which water collects) · mi tomo (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · pl zapadlisko (depressed area in which water collects) · fi liikenteen uudelleen ohjaava hyökkäys (attack) · it pulo (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · ga súmaire (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · cmn 劫持攻擊 /劫持攻击 (attack) · de Ablauf (depressed area in which water collects) · sv sänka (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi suppa (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) · fi vajoama (depressed area in which water collects) · ko 싱크홀 (geology: hole formed in soluble rock)