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sinkhole
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural sinkholes
plural sinkholes
Learner's definition of SINKHOLE
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: a low area or hole in the ground that is formed especially when soil and rocks are removed by flowing water落水洞；灰岩坑 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- The new highway is a financial sinkhole. [=something that constantly uses up money, resources, etc.]新修的公路是个钱窟窿。
sinkhole
noun
sink·hole ˈsiŋk-ˌhōl 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Chilean authorities have not provided details of the investigation into causes of the sinkhole. 
Reuters, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 By Tuesday, the agency confirmed the sinkhole was actually larger – at almost 105 feet in diameter. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 The sinkhole should be a reminder of this conflict. Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 La Brea first premiered last September with a plot involving the emergence of a massive sinkhole in Los Angeles. Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 June 2022 The sinkhole is the 30th to be found in China’s Leye County. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 However, Baltimore City Department of Public Works will be investigating to determine what, exactly, created the sinkhole, Kennedy said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2022 Geologists would argue that the discovery is not surprising because of southern China’s karst topography, Veni, who works for a sister agency of the organization that explored the Chinese sinkhole, told Live Science’s Stephanie Pappas. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022 The scientists who explored the sinkhole were from the Institute of Karst Geology of the China Geological Survey. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 May 2022 See More
Reuters, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 By Tuesday, the agency confirmed the sinkhole was actually larger – at almost 105 feet in diameter. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 The sinkhole should be a reminder of this conflict. Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 La Brea first premiered last September with a plot involving the emergence of a massive sinkhole in Los Angeles. Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 June 2022 The sinkhole is the 30th to be found in China’s Leye County. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 However, Baltimore City Department of Public Works will be investigating to determine what, exactly, created the sinkhole, Kennedy said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2022 Geologists would argue that the discovery is not surprising because of southern China’s karst topography, Veni, who works for a sister agency of the organization that explored the Chinese sinkhole, told Live Science’s Stephanie Pappas. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022 The scientists who explored the sinkhole were from the Institute of Karst Geology of the China Geological Survey. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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