The meaning of Pothole

Pothole – definition

noun
A deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water.
Usage examples:
Bats spend the summer living in trees and buildings, and retreat to caves and potholes in winter, t…
noun
A depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or sinking.
Usage examples:
He drove very cautiously over the potholes in the road

verb
A depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or subsidence.
Usage examples:
He drove very cautiously over the potholes in the road
verb
Produce potholes in (the ground).
Usage examples:
The road is being torn up and potholed by passing trucks
verb
Explore underground caves as a pastime.
Usage examples:
My mother and father met while they were potholing
verb
Produce potholes in (a road surface)
Usage examples:
The road is being torn up and potholed by passing trucks

noun
A hole in the surface of a road caused by traffic and bad weather

Pothole translation into English

Pothole: translate from English into Chinese

坑洼, 壶洞

Pothole: translate from English into Dutch

Kuil, Gat, Gat in rivierbedding

Pothole: translate from English into French

Nid-de-poule, Fondrière, Caverne

Pothole: translate from English into German

Schlagloch, Gletschertopf, Höhle

Pothole: translate from English into Hindi

गड्ढा, गहरा बेलनाकार छिद्र जो शिखा आदि में हो, यातायाता आदि के कारण सड़क की सतह पर हो जाने वाला गड्ढा

Pothole: translate from English into Italian

Buca

Pothole: translate from English into Korean

구덩이

Pothole: translate from English into Russian

Выбоина, Рытвина, Заниматься спелеологией, Колдобина

Pothole: translate from English into Spanish

Bache, Cueva, Marmita de gigante, Dedicarse a la espeleología

Word origin

early 19th century: from Middle English pot ‘pit’ (perhaps of Scandinavian origin) + hole.

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Pothole – similar words

potholer

noun
A person who explores underground caves as a pastime.
Usage examples:
He and a group of potholers were almost drowned by rising water in a deep cave

noun
Someone who goes walking or climbing in underground caves
Usage examples:
Potholers will know that yorkshire has some of the biggest cave networks in the uk., a potholer is …

All meanings and translations of Potholer

potholed

verb
Produce potholes in (the ground).
Usage examples:
The road is being torn up and potholed by passing trucks

adjective
(of a road surface) having depressions or hollows caused by wear or sinking.
Usage examples:
They drove slowly on potholed roads

adjective
A potholed road contains lots of potholes
Usage examples:
The house is situated in the middle of a wood at the end of a narrow potholed lane.

All meanings and translations of Potholed

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