pothole
nounA hole or pit, especially one in a road surface.
nounA deep round hole worn in rock by loose stones whirling in strong rapids or waterfalls.
nounA place filled with mud or quicksand that is a hazard to cattle.
To produce in (a solid rock mass) a hole by the action of stones and silt whirled around in an eddy of water. The effect of such action is to produce a deep cylindrical hole, called a well, or a hollowed cavity, called a pot-hole, or, in rare cases, a very large and deep, more or less cylindrical and hollowed cavern, called a giants’ kettle or cauldron.
nounA cavity more or less nearly cylindrical in form, and from a few inches to several feet in depth and diameter, made by an eddying current of water, which causes a stone or a collection of detrital material to revolve and thus wear away the rock with which it is in contact.
nounA circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
nounA pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals.
nounA shallow pit or other edged depression in a
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