pothole

ˈpɒt.hoʊl

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Definition of pothole - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

road damageshallow pit in a road caused by erosion

The car hit a pothole and got a flat tire.

chuckhole

geologypit formed in a riverbed by water abrasion

The river's flow created a pothole in the bed.

cavity

hole

archaeology

Rare

pit from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters

Rare

The site was damaged by potholes from looters.

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shallow pit in a road caused by erosion
pit from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters

Origin of pothole

English, pot (hole) + hole (cavity)

Examples of pothole in a sentence

The city plans to repair the pothole next week.
Explorers found a deep pothole in the ancient riverbed.
The geologist studied the pothole's formation process.
Archaeologists found several potholes at the ancient site.
Potholes left by thieves were scattered across the area.

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French:nid-de-poule, fondrière, ...
German:Schlagloch, Strudelloch, ...
Italian:buca, cavità, ...
Spanish:bache, pozo, ...
Portuguese:buraco, poço, ...
Chinese:坑洞, 壶穴, ...
Japanese:穴ぼこ, 盗掘穴, ...
Arabic:حُفْرَة, حُفرة نَهرية, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹר בַּכְּבִישׁ, סִיר חֲצִיבָה, ...
Russian:выбоина, водоворот, ...
Ukrainian:вибоїна, водоверть, ...
Hindi:गड्ढा, पानी का गड्ढा, ...
Bengali:রাস্তার গর্ত, পথহোল, ...
Catalan:sot, ...
Czech:výmol, obří hrnec, ...
Danish:vejhul, huller, ...
Dutch:kuil, kolkgat, ...
Greek:λακκούβα, λάκκος, ...
Hungarian:kátyú, óriásüst, ...
Khmer:រណ្តៅលើផ្លូវ, រណ្តៅក្នុងបាតទន្លេដែលកើតពីការកកិតរបស់ទឹក, ...
Korean:포트홀, 구덩이, ...
Persian:چاله, گودال, ...
Polish:dziura, kotły eworsyjne, ...
Portuguese (BR):buraco, buraco de erosão, ...
Romanian:groapă, cavitate, ...
Swedish:grop, jättegryta, ...
Thai:หลุมบ่อ, หลุมในแม่น้ำ, ...
Turkish:çukur, defineci çukuru, ...
Vietnamese:ổ gà, hố xoáy, ...

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