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Noun Concept
Categories: Lacustrine landforms, Hydrology, Dinaric karst formations, Lakes, Sinkholes
EN
sinkhole  sink  swallow hole  doline  swallet
EN
A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof WordNet 3.0
English:
geography
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EN
A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. Wikipedia
A hole in the ground due to natural subterranean subsidence Wikipedia Disambiguation
A natural depression or hole caused by chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks Wikipedia Disambiguation
Hole in the earth's surface caused by a collapse in the soil or bedrock. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse Wikidata
A natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks. OmegaWiki
A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone. Wiktionary
Depression in karstic terrain. Wiktionary (translation)
A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet. Wiktionary
A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage. Wiktionary
Geology: hole formed in soluble rock. Wiktionary (translation)
A sinkhole; a shakehole. Wiktionary
IS A
natural depression
landform
PART OF
karst
HAS KIND
polje
estavelle
Danube Sinkhole
blue hole
cenote
+5 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Arendsee
The Inkpot
Seeburger See
Zwischenahner Meer
Funtensee
+433 relations
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
sinkhole
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
Wikipedia
EN
sinkhole
Wikidata
EN
sinkhole
Wiktionary
EN
doline, sink, sinkhole, swallet, swallow hole
OmegaWiki
EN
cenote, doline, shake hole, shakehole, sink, sink hole, sinkhole, swallet, swallow hole
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
Characteristics of sinkholes, crown hole, piping pseudokarst, shake hole, shake holes, shakehole, sink-hole, sink (geography), Sink (hole), sink hole, sink holes, sinkholes, swallet, swallet hole, swallow-hole, swallow hole, swallow holes, Tiankeng, Tiankengs
Wikidata Alias
EN
cenote, doline, karst valley, shakehole, sink, sink-hole, sink hole, swallet, swallow hole

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