pothole

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
2. noun A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
3. noun A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
4. noun A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters or vandals.
5. noun A shallow hole dug for the purpose of prospecting for opal or gold.
6. noun A hyperlink with text displayed on a page that is different from the title of the page to which the text links; a piped link.
7. noun A hole or recess on the top of a stove into which a pot may be placed.

Similar words

chuckhole hole foxhole hellhole rut pot hole pot-hole waterbreak mudhole potholing

Often followed by

in region and on or to that wetlands country

Word family

potholed potholes