pothole
Kelime Anlamı :
1. yol çukuru.
2. (yol yüzeyinde arabaların yol açtığı) çukur.
3. kaya çukuru.
4. obruk.
5. çukur.
6. devkazanı.
7. şelalelerde suy ve çakıl etkinliği ile oluşan çukur.
8. derin çukur.
9. burgaç deliği.
10. kayalarda su ve çakılların açtığı çukur.
Tanımlar :
1.
A hole or pit, especially one in a road surface. also called chuckhole.
2. A deep round hole worn in rock by loose stones whirling in strong rapids or waterfalls.
3. western U.S. A place filled with mud or quicksand that is a hazard to cattle.
2. A deep round hole worn in rock by loose stones whirling in strong rapids or waterfalls.
3. western U.S. A place filled with mud or quicksand that is a hazard to cattle.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.
2. A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
3. A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
4. A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals.
2. A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
3. A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
4. A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure hunters or vandals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to produce in (a solid rock mass) a hole by the action of stones and silt whirled around in an eddy of water. the effect of such action is to produce a deep cylindrical hole, called a well, or a hollowed cavity, called a pot-hole, or, in rare cases, a very large and deep, more or less cylindrical and hollowed cavern, called a giants' kettle or cauldron.
2. A cavity more or less nearly cylindrical in form, and from a few inches to several feet in depth and diameter, made by an eddying current of water, which causes a stone or a collection of detrital material to revolve and thus wear away the rock with which it is in contact.
2. A cavity more or less nearly cylindrical in form, and from a few inches to several feet in depth and diameter, made by an eddying current of water, which causes a stone or a collection of detrital material to revolve and thus wear away the rock with which it is in contact.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia