plughole

British

/ ˈplʌɡˌhəʊl /

noun

a hole, esp in a bath, basin, or sink, through which waste water drains and which can be closed with a plug

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But in the ocean, Watson says, that sinking is not a simple plughole.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

We know this because Lugovoi’s plughole showed massive alpha-radiation readings of 1,500 counts a second.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2016

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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