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potholing

British  
/ ˈpɒtˌhəʊlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a sport in which participants explore underground caves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"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 ● Nov. 12, 2025

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 ● Nov. 12, 2025

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

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2016

Ironically, potholing is less problematic in regions where temperatures remain frigid in the winter rather than hopping over and under 32 degrees.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2010

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 "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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