doline

British

/ dəˈliːnə /

noun

a shallow usually funnel-shaped depression of the ground surface formed by solution in limestone regions

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Etymology

Origin of doline

C20: from Russian dolina, valley, plain; related to _dale

Example Sentences

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First, the team identified a depression or "doline" in the ice surface that had formed by a previous lake drainage event where they thought meltwater was likely to pool again on the ice.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

In formation it resembles the limestone Alps of Tirol and there are on its elevated plateaus a number of doline or funnel-shaped depressions into which the melted snow and the rain sink.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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