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pothole

[ pot-hohl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a deep hole; pit.
a hole formed in pavement, as by excessive use or by extremes of weather.
a more or less cylindrical hole formed in rock by the grinding action of the detrital material in eddying water.
a cave opening vertically from the ground surface.

pothole

/ ˈpɒtˌhəʊl /

geography
1. a deep hole in limestone areas resulting from action by running water See also sinkhole
2. a circular hole in the bed of a river produced by abrasion
a deep hole, esp one produced in a road surface by wear or weathering

Origin of pothole¹

First recorded in 1820–30; pot ¹ + hole

Keep in mind, the U.S. can barely keep its government open, fix a pothole, or move a train 45 miles in an hour in this country.

A gentleman named Lee Daly from Dublin, Ireland asked Booker for help with a pothole in front of his house.

March 17, 2005 – 7:21 p.m. Type: 911 Subject: Maintenance Report: Pothole “that is blocking the road” 4.

When Baker took office, it took 2½ years to fill a pothole in St. Petersburg.

They were moving around the base of a small knoll when Larkwell's foot struck a pothole in the ash and he stumbled.

The carriage slumped into a pothole, and a spring seemed to snap.

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