plughole
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But in the ocean, Watson says, that sinking is not a simple plughole.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A third said they used to flush wipes down the loo and pour fat down the plughole but had changed their habits now after understanding the issues.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2018
He used Hershey’s chocolate syrup for the blood which swirled down the plughole, because it looked just right in black and white.
From Economist ● Nov. 2, 2017
As for Europe, it seems to have vanished down a plughole of its own creating.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2014
It’s like water whirling down a plughole: in the northern hemisphere it whooshes anti-clockwise, in the south, clockwise.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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