Sink-hole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sink-hole is a noun meaning Alternative form of sinkhole.
Meaning
Alternative form of sinkhole.
Example Sentences
The violence of the quake hurled people 2m (6ft) into the air, and within a matter of seconds 95 per cent of Tang-shan had collapsed into rubble. The earth split open into wide fissures and thousands of sink-holes, trees were uprooted and railroad tracks buckled. Amazingly, coal-miners working in the solid rock deep below Tang-shan survived the violent shaking that razed the city above them.
Word Forms
- sink-holes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sinkhole, sink, pot-hole, water hole, shakehole, earthhole.
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