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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) [syn: pothole, chuckhole]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1826 1. a. a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water b. a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in land 2. a pot-shaped hole in a road surface 3. a usually minor difficulty or setback <hit a pothole in her comeback attempt> • potholed adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 Geol. a deep hole or system of caves and underground river-beds formed by the erosion of rock esp. by the action of water. 2 a deep hole in the ground or a river-bed. 3 a hole in a road surface caused by wear or subsidence. --v.intr. Brit. explore potholes. Derivatives: potholer n. potholing n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pothole Pot"hole`, n. A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also pot-hole(potholes) 1. A pothole is a large hole in the surface of a road, caused by traffic and bad weather. N-COUNT 2. A pothole is a deep hole in the ground. Potholes often lead to underground caves and tunnels. N-COUNT