potholing

British  

/ ˈpɒtˌhəʊlɪŋ /

noun

1. a sport in which participants explore underground caves

---

Other Word Forms

• potholer noun

Example Sentences

But it soon became clear that the road surface leading up to the collision scene was in poor condition, with potholing in lane one meaning a rider would choose to ride in lane two.

From BBC

"To have that amount of potholing and grit on the road surface at that time and for that to be a sole causation factor of the collision is relatively rare."

From BBC

Once, when he was helping the Retrieval boys scrape some pod wreckage off a tunnel wall, they were spotted by a group of potholing humans.

From Literature

Or, to be fair, she just doesn’t want to admit knowing me in case I try and make her go potholing.

From Slate

"Some of the most valuable data is also some of the most challenging to take advantage of, and that's called machine data," said Steve Sommer, Chief Marketing Officer at Splunk, a machine data management company inspired by spelunking, a U.S. term for caving, or potholing.

From Reuters