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sinkhole

sinkhole

A depression in the ground formed by collapse or the removal of material beneath the surface, often in soluble rock.

karst sinkhole (synkehull / closed surface depression)

All languages

English
sinkhole
Norwegian
synkehull
Japanese
シンクホール — しんくほーる — shinkuhōru
Korean
함몰 구덩이 — hammol gudeongi
Spanish
dolina
French
doline
German
Doline

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