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sinkhole

sink·hole [ síngk hl ] (plural sink·holes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. depression in ground with underground stream: a natural depression in the land surface, especially in limestone, where a stream flows underground into a passage or cave

2. sunken area: a sunken area where waste collects

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