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.”
Words that mean the same as sinkhole (synonyms)
hole
The plural of the word sinkhole
sinkholes
How the word sinkhole is said around the world
| French | gouffre (goofr) |
| Spanish | sumidero (soomeethayroh) |
| Mandarin | 天坑 (tiān kēng) |
| Hindi | सिंकहोल (seenkhohl) |
| Arabic | حفرة انهيار أرضي (hoofrah eenheeahr ahrdeey) |
| Russian | карстовая воронка (karstovaia voronka) |
| Portuguese (EU) | dolina (dooleenuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dolina (dohleena) |
| Japanese | 陥没穴 (kanbotsu ana) |
| German | Erdloch (erdlawkh) |
| Urdu | سنکھول (suhnkohl) |
| Punjabi | ਸਿੰਕਹੋਲ (sinkuhohl) |
| Korean | 싱크홀 (singkeuhol) |
| Hebrew | בולען (vvlnuh) |
| Greek | καταβόθρα (katabothra) |
| Dutch | zinkgat (zingkghaht) |
| Tagalog | butas ng lababo (bootahs engay lahbahboh) |
| Vietnamese | hố sụt (hohur soot) |
| Turkish | çukur (chookuur) |
| Persian | گودال (gohdahl) |
| Polish | lej krasowy (ley krahsawvi) |
| Ukrainian | провал (proval) |
| Bengali | সিঙ্কহোল (sheengkawhohl) |
| Swedish | slukhål (slukhohl) |
| Italian | voragine (vohrahjeenay) |
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