Synonyms for sinkhole
ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊlsink·hole

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1. sinkholenoun

   Synonyms:
   sink, dolina, shakehole, cenote, doline

2. sinkholenoun

   A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage

   Synonyms:
   cenote, dolina, sink, doline, shakehole

3. sinkholenoun

   A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.

   Synonyms:
   dolina, shakehole, doline, cenote, sink

4. sinkholenoun

   A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.

   Synonyms:
   cenote, dolina, sink, doline, shakehole

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1. sinkhole, sink, swallow holenoun

   a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

   Synonyms:
   cesspit, sump, sink, cesspool, swallow hole

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1. • Natural Depression

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1. chasam

   a deep opening or hole in the earth; a cavity in the ground caused by water erosion

   the sinkhole left the city in ruins.

   Submitted by cauclair0001 on November 22, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sinkhole":

   collapse, abyss

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1. Judith Klatt:

   We actually imagine that the world looked kind of like the Middle Island sinkhole for most of its history.

2. The Van Valkenburghs ':

   I jumped down frantically searching, a man stopped to help me when he saw a sinkhole at the side of the road.

3. Aviv Bublil:

   Seconds later the ground just dropped, something that looked like a giant sinkhole, i saw two people ... two people were missing. One who we could not locate, and one could be seen among the rubbles from above. My first instinct was to try and get inside ... but there was no option to go inside. So they called the rescue services.

4. Guy Dunenfeld:

   They have on a few occasions given us about a week's notice, including the sinkhole that wrecked the highway, but there is nothing we can do with the information other than to send teams out, fill in each new hole with dirt and fix the damage after it occurs.

5. Mayor Jim Watson:

   If you look back in the last year, there was probably a major sinkhole in every city, at least once a week somewhere in North America or around the world that's on the nightly news, and we're one more.