Sinkhole
noun
A large hole that suddenly opens in the ground.
Several houses were swallowed by a giant sinkhole.
Often appears as...
- create a sinkhole
- collapse into a sinkhole
noun
A place where water has flowed away underground, often causing a dangerous hole.
Karst landscapes are characterized by sinkholes and caves.
Often appears as...
- karst sinkhole
- sinkhole formation
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Academic
noun
In computing, a part of a network that is used to forward network traffic uselessly.
The hacker directed all the web traffic to a sinkhole.
Often appears as...
- network sinkhole
- sinkhole server
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Technical
noun
A large hole that suddenly opens in the ground.
Several houses were swallowed by a giant sinkhole.
Often appears as...
- create a sinkhole
- collapse into a sinkhole
noun
A place where water has flowed away underground, often causing a dangerous hole.
Karst landscapes are characterized by sinkholes and caves.
Often appears as...
- karst sinkhole
- sinkhole formation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In computing, a part of a network that is used to forward network traffic uselessly.
The hacker directed all the web traffic to a sinkhole.
Often appears as...
- network sinkhole
- sinkhole server
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Danger
Indicates unpredictability and potential hazards in daily life or narratives.
Without warning, the street was cordoned off due to a sinkhole.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Expense
Often used metaphorically to describe sudden financial or resource drains.
The project's budget faced a sinkhole when unexpected repairs were needed.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Coverage
Frequent subject in news reports when discussing urban problems or natural disasters.
A large sinkhole in the downtown area made headlines today.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Danger
Indicates unpredictability and potential hazards in daily life or narratives.
Without warning, the street was cordoned off due to a sinkhole.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Expense
Often used metaphorically to describe sudden financial or resource drains.
The project's budget faced a sinkhole when unexpected repairs were needed.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Coverage
Frequent subject in news reports when discussing urban problems or natural disasters.
A large sinkhole in the downtown area made headlines today.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Danger
Indicates unpredictability and potential hazards in daily life or narratives.
Without warning, the street was cordoned off due to a sinkhole.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Expense
Often used metaphorically to describe sudden financial or resource drains.
The project's budget faced a sinkhole when unexpected repairs were needed.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Coverage
Frequent subject in news reports when discussing urban problems or natural disasters.
A large sinkhole in the downtown area made headlines today.
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The path toward...
year that we would otherwise have paid in interest and that is what we dedicated towards the mdg framework to try to make a difference and we had huge challenges and international community that was very worried that we were going to put this in a black sinkhole but as I
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If You're Scared of...
number of these den sites so all the snakes in an area have to go to that den site that's that's in their region and so that's how you end up with literally tens of thousands of snakes being in a sinkhole that might be the size of the
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Army Ants, Orchids and...
finding ways of keeping the risks low but making great stories and adventures and learning about the world the last trip I did well a couple trips back now we dropped down a quarter mile deep into a sinkhole and at the bottom of this
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Mysterious Islands in...
down into the hole that it was Bruce's first rappel and he told me that straight out so the guy's 71 his first rappel is a free hanging rappel into a sinkhole on tepui kind of a tough place to learn how to do this
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Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
that is extraordinary to see them begin their nightly pilgrimage we scramble to a higher viewpoint above the sinkhole we just quickly run above the sinkhole just to catch the
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Sinkhole Ground Zero PIPE...
to start over again at our age and with every penny in this house we would start from scratch the furlough situation has become all too common sinkhole related
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Vietnam's Infinite Cave...
translated and whatever it was just a mess and well here we are close now to the first sinkhole and it the the pictures changed from the natural light setting
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Swallowed While Sleeping...
into a sinkhole while sleeping Jeremy jumped into the hole to try to save his brother and was pulled out we're meeting at the site of where this happened so
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Pink Boots and a Machete...
sleep down there yeah and besides why Yossef who has an enormous sinkhole hundreds of feet deep that's virtually
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Through The Gauntlet -...
Wahoo! We got it out. Freaking awesome. Look at that hole it made. That's a sinkhole right there.
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The path toward...
year that we would otherwise have paid in interest and that is what we dedicated towards the mdg framework to try to make a difference and we had huge challenges and international community that was very worried that we were going to put this in a black sinkhole but as I
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If You're Scared of...
number of these den sites so all the snakes in an area have to go to that den site that's that's in their region and so that's how you end up with literally tens of thousands of snakes being in a sinkhole that might be the size of the
Video examples
Army Ants, Orchids and...
finding ways of keeping the risks low but making great stories and adventures and learning about the world the last trip I did well a couple trips back now we dropped down a quarter mile deep into a sinkhole and at the bottom of this
Video examples
Mysterious Islands in...
down into the hole that it was Bruce's first rappel and he told me that straight out so the guy's 71 his first rappel is a free hanging rappel into a sinkhole on tepui kind of a tough place to learn how to do this
Video examples
Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
that is extraordinary to see them begin their nightly pilgrimage we scramble to a higher viewpoint above the sinkhole we just quickly run above the sinkhole just to catch the
Video examples
Sinkhole Ground Zero PIPE...
to start over again at our age and with every penny in this house we would start from scratch the furlough situation has become all too common sinkhole related
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Vietnam's Infinite Cave...
translated and whatever it was just a mess and well here we are close now to the first sinkhole and it the the pictures changed from the natural light setting
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Swallowed While Sleeping...
into a sinkhole while sleeping Jeremy jumped into the hole to try to save his brother and was pulled out we're meeting at the site of where this happened so
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Pink Boots and a Machete...
sleep down there yeah and besides why Yossef who has an enormous sinkhole hundreds of feet deep that's virtually
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Through The Gauntlet -...
Wahoo! We got it out. Freaking awesome. Look at that hole it made. That's a sinkhole right there.
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Marcus Sakey
American Author
I learned to dive in Belize, which is sort of like learning to drive in an Aston Martin. The reefs and refuges are some of the most dramatic in the world. But the real reason I went was to dive the Blue Hole, a 400 ft. sinkhole near Ambergris Caye. Google it, and you'll see why.
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David Mamet
American Dramatist
We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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Marcus Sakey
American Author
I learned to dive in Belize, which is sort of like learning to drive in an Aston Martin. The reefs and refuges are some of the most dramatic in the world. But the real reason I went was to dive the Blue Hole, a 400 ft. sinkhole near Ambergris Caye. Google it, and you'll see why.
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David Mamet
American Dramatist
We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.
Quote examples
Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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