pothole
pothole
Definition
pot·hole (pät′hōl′)
noun
- a deep hole or pit; esp., a deep, round hole formed in the rock of a river bed by gravel whirling in water
- chuckhole
- a deep cave extending downward underground
pothole
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hit: The most interesting aspect of the Vitesse Sport is what happens the first time the driver hits a pothole or ridge in the road.
- fill: Efforts have been made to fill the potholes in the car park.
- repair: Your local Council can use this to repair potholes.
- avoid: Mandy steered the bike along the gravel track at the edge of the field, being careful to avoid the potholes.
- report: Highways / Lighting I want to report a pothole what should I do?
- include: Riders have to keep a tab on their whole environment, including the potholes on unmaintained roads.
Converse of subject
- cause: Cycling accidents caused by potholes Many cycling accidents are caused by poorly kept roads.
Adjective modifier
- deep: Saunders reported deep potholes to School Lane by light BSAS 35.
- large: Factor had agreed with Secretary that Estate might be able to provide some hard core for larger potholes.
- several: In our eighteen hundred miles of driving, we found only one road that had several potholes in it.
- few: Take care down here as there are a few bad potholes but in general the road surface is very good.
- many: I can't use my cycle in the rainy season or in the dark, there are too many potholes in the mud roads.
- dangerous: Gradually the tarmac was crumbled at the edge causing dangerous potholes.
Preposition: on
- road: Some improvement work even took place on the day such as filling in potholes on roads that run through the estate.
Modifies a noun
- repair: The Clerk reported that a village pothole and pavement review had been completed and the respective pothole repairs completed in May.
- damage: Around 5 % of cars have even failed MoT tests because of pothole damage, the poll showed.
- lake: This is a very big refuge, comprised of aspen and parkland, tall grass prairie, and huge prairie pothole lakes.
Preposition: in
- road: Yet still we deem them not worldly enough to decide who fixes potholes in the road.
- park: Efforts have been made to fill the potholes in the car park.
Noun used with modifier
- prairie: The wetlands were dotted with a few species and individuals, but nothing in comparison to my visits to the prairie potholes farther west.
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