- swallow-hole
- [ʹswɒləʋhəʋl] n
пропасть, в которую уходит река в карсте
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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swallow hole — noun a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof • Syn: ↑sinkhole, ↑sink • Hypernyms: ↑natural depression, ↑depression * * * noun see… … Useful english dictionary
swallow hole — noun A sinkhole; A shakehole … Wiktionary
swallow hole — the point at which a river channel may disappear underground. Usually found on limestone where joints may come to the surface and provide a conduit into which the river can disappear … Geography glossary
swallow hole — See swallet … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
swallow hole — A closed depression or doline into which all or part of a stream disappears underground. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
swallow hole — noun another term for sinkhole … English new terms dictionary
swallow-hole — /ˈswɒloʊ hoʊl/ (say swoloh hohl) noun → sinkhole (def. 1) …
swallow-hole — … Useful english dictionary
swallow — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform the muscular movement of the oesophagus required to do this. 3 tr. a accept meekly; put up with (an affront etc.). b accept credulously (an unlikely assertion … Useful english dictionary
Swallow — This article is about the family of birds. For the action, see Swallowing. For other uses, see Swallow (disambiguation). Swallows Red rumped Swallow Scientific classificatio … Wikipedia
swallow — swallow1 swallowable, adj. swallower, n. /swol oh/, v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances. 2. to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from… … Universalium
