swallet
Americannoun
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an underground stream.
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an opening through which a stream descends underground.
Etymology
Origin of swallet
First recorded in 1660–70; swall(ow) 1 + -et
Example Sentences
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The opening of the pit, called a swallet, is unusually large: spanning about 330 feet in length and almost 200 feet across.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2018
The level of the tableland is indented with "swallet holes," the chief of which are the East Water Swallet and the Devil's Punch-Bowl.
From Somerset by Wade, G. W.
A noteworthy feature of the Mendips, but one shared by other limestone formations, is the number of caverns and "swallet holes" with which they abound.
From Somerset by Wade, G. W.
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