swallow hole

swallow hole

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  • swallow hole — noun a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof • Syn: ↑sinkhole, ↑sink • Hypernyms: ↑natural depression, ↑depression * * * noun see… …   Useful english dictionary

  • swallow hole —   the point at which a river channel may disappear underground. Usually found on limestone where joints may come to the surface and provide a conduit into which the river can disappear …   Geography glossary

  • swallow hole —    See swallet …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • swallow hole —    A closed depression or doline into which all or part of a stream disappears underground.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • swallow hole — noun another term for sinkhole …   English new terms dictionary

  • swallow-hole — /ˈswɒloʊ hoʊl/ (say swoloh hohl) noun → sinkhole (def. 1) …  

  • swallow-hole — …   Useful english dictionary

  • swallow — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform the muscular movement of the oesophagus required to do this. 3 tr. a accept meekly; put up with (an affront etc.). b accept credulously (an unlikely assertion …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swallow — This article is about the family of birds. For the action, see Swallowing. For other uses, see Swallow (disambiguation). Swallows Red rumped Swallow Scientific classificatio …   Wikipedia

  • swallow — swallow1 swallowable, adj. swallower, n. /swol oh/, v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances. 2. to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from… …   Universalium

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