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pothole definition

pot·hole (pät′hōl′)

noun

  1. a deep hole or pit; esp., a deep, round hole formed in the rock of a river bed by gravel whirling in water
  2. chuckhole
  3. a deep cave extending downward underground

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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