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sinkhole
/ ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl /
noun
- Also called (esp Brit)swallow hole a depression in the ground surface, esp in limestone, where a surface stream disappears underground
- a place into which foul matter runs
sinkhole
/ sĭngk′hōl′ /
- 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.
- Also called sink
- See more at karst topography
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Of course, the surge in sinkhole claims may not be purely natural.
LRE is a founding member of the Florida Association of Sinkhole Stabilization Specialists.
Nothing serves as a metaphor for Florida randomness quite like a sinkhole.
Had they all been paid, the 25,000 sinkhole claims filed between 2006 and 2010 would have cost $1.4 billion.
Insurance firms typically pick up the hefty bills for sinkhole remediation.
It was a little after noon, and the boys were eating dinner at the camp set up close to the creek at Sinkhole cabin.
Sudden permitted himself a snort, probably in agreement with Bill's statement that things were "gummed up" at Sinkhole.
Gliding parallel with a dry tributary of Sinkhole Creek, the plane side-slipped and came perilously close to disaster.
For there was water much nearer Tucker Bly's range, which was to the east of Sinkhole.
He had dared to assume that his presence there at Sinkhole was necessary to the welfare of the Rolling R!
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