1. 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, swallow hole]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
swallow hole
n 1: 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, swallow hole]