pothole

[ pot-hohl ]

/ ˈpɒtˌhoʊl /

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noun

a deep hole; pit.

a hole formed in pavement, as by excessive use or by extremes of weather.

a more or less cylindrical hole formed in rock by the grinding action of the detrital material in eddying water.

a cave opening vertically from the ground surface.

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Origin of pothole

First recorded in 1820–30; pot¹ + hole

Words nearby pothole

pothecary, potheen, pother, potherb, potholder, pothole, potholer, potholing, pothook, pothos, pothouse

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How to use pothole in a sentence

An officer is heard in the video suggesting that it stemmed from the city’s Get It Done app, which is primarily portrayed as a platform for residents to report non-emergencies like potholes and graffiti.
Court Tosses Case After SDPD Fails to Turn Over Evidence|Jesse Marx|August 12, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The effortless acceleration and engaging steering are sublime, especially when dodging potholes and wayward delivery trucks.
Sport sedans make spirited return|Joe Phillips|March 19, 2021|Washington Blade
This means San Diegans could face a year of steep cuts to library hours and park programs, even slower pothole repairs and other cuts to services.
Create a Budget Around Our Aspirations, Not Our Limits|Felicia Shaw, Makeda Cheatom and Micah Parzen|March 2, 2021|Voice of San Diego
As a result, some city streets appear to be largely neglected, marked by cracks and potholes.
Lemon Grove Once Again Facing Bitter Choices Over Its Future|Bella Ross|January 8, 2021|Voice of San Diego

With its culture of listening, Trek steered right around the potential pothole.
How Trek Bicycles has kept a great culture rolling in a fast-moving 2020|lbelanger225|November 23, 2020|Fortune
Keep in mind, the U.S. can barely keep its government open, fix a pothole, or move a train 45 miles in an hour in this country.
Tesla Looks Like a Bubble, Will It Pop?|Daniel Gross|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A gentleman named Lee Daly from Dublin, Ireland asked Booker for help with a pothole in front of his house.
When Politicians Tweet One-Liners|Ben Jacobs|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
March 17, 2005 – 7:21 p.m. Type: 911 Subject: Maintenance Report: Pothole “that is blocking the road” 4.
George Zimmerman’s History of 911 Calls: A Complete Log|Matthew DeLuca|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When Baker took office, it took 2½ years to fill a pothole in St. Petersburg.
America's Greatest Mayor?|John Avlon|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They were moving around the base of a small knoll when Larkwell's foot struck a pothole in the ash and he stumbled.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
The carriage slumped into a pothole, and a spring seemed to snap.
When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for pothole

pothole

/ (ˈpɒtˌhəʊl) /

noun

geography

a deep hole in limestone areas resulting from action by running waterSee also sinkhole (def. 1)
a circular hole in the bed of a river produced by abrasion

a deep hole, esp one produced in a road surface by wear or weathering

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