亚洲网紅露点

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sinkhole

[ singk-hohl ]

noun

  1. a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
  2. Also called sink. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.


sinkhole

/ 藞蝉瑟艐办藢丑蓹蕣濒 /

noun

  1. Also called (esp Brit)swallow hole a depression in the ground surface, esp in limestone, where a surface stream disappears underground
  2. a place into which foul matter runs
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sinkhole

  1. A natural depression in a land surface formed by the dissolution and collapse of a cavern roof. Sinkholes are roughly funnel-shaped and on the order of tens of meters in size. They generally occur in limestone regions and are connected to subteranean passages.
  2. Also called sink
  3. See more at karst topography
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sinkhole1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425鈥75; sink, hole
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For many weeks, the sinkhole continued to expand with the aftershocks.

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Every resident affected by a sinkhole in Surrey is set to return home, a local authority has said.

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But human activities such as excavation works can also accelerate the formation of sinkholes or cause the ground to collapse in a similar way.

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A Glasgow street has been partially closed after road workers discovered a sinkhole.

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Residents of a Surrey village where two large sinkholes have opened up have been told it could be up to a year before they are all able to return to their properties.

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