sinkhole
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The meaning (definition) of the word sinkhole
a sudden deep hole that opens up in the ground
The word sinkhole used in a sentence
“A big sinkhole opened in the road after the rain.”
The plural of the word sinkhole
sinkholes
How the word sinkhole is said around the world
| French | gouffre (goofr) |
| Spanish | socavón (soh-kah-BOHN) |
| Mandarin | 天坑 (tyen kuhng) |
| Hindi | सिंकहोल (seenk-HOHL) |
| Arabic | حفرة انهيار أرضي (HOOF-rah EEN-hee-ahr AHR-deey) |
| Russian | карстовая воронка (KAHRS-tu-vu-yah vu-ROHN-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | dolina (doo-LEE-nuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dolina (doh-LEE-na) |
| Japanese | 陥没穴 (kown-boh-tsu-AH-nah) |
| German | Erdloch (erd-LAWKH) |
| Urdu | سنکھول (suhn-KOHL) |
| Punjabi | ਸਿੰਕਹੋਲ (SIN-kuh-ohl) |
| Korean | 싱크홀 (SEENG-ku-hohl) |
| Hebrew | בולען (vvlnuh) |
| Greek | καταβόθρα (kah-tah-VOHTH-rah) |
| Dutch | zinkgat (ZINGK-ghaht) |
| Tagalog | sinkhole (SINK-hohl) |
| Vietnamese | hố sụt (HOH-ur soot) |
| Turkish | obruk (oh-brook) |
| Persian | فروچاله (fa-roo-chah-LEH) |
| Polish | zapadlisko (zah-pahd-LEES-koh) |
| Ukrainian | провал (PROH-vahl) |
| Bengali | সিঙ্কহোল (SHEENG-kaw-hohl) |
| Swedish | slukhål (SLUK-hohl) |
| Italian | voragine (voh-RAH-jee-nay) |
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