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How to pronounce pothole in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chuckhole
Type of hole, hollow

Examples of pothole

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Roads that will be resurfaced were not included in the pothole repair contracts.
From the dailyherald.com
Would he have to fall into a pothole and break his nose to finally fill them all?
From the dailynews.com
The Senate's efforts to pass a bill this year have hit every manner of pothole.
From the forbes.com
By most accounts, they have opposing views on every pothole in their home turf.
From the sacbee.com
Pothole repair crews are supposed to fix the most heavily traveled roads first.
From the jsonline.com
Otherwise, the department tries to respond within the week to pothole complaints.
From the post-gazette.com
Here gravel and broken pavement sit in a pothole across from homes on the street.
From the ocregister.com
Of course I could have called 311, like our Mayor does, and reported the pothole.
From the avc.com
What if there's a pothole in that spot during a December game at Soldier Field?
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • A pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
  • A pothole (sometimes called kettle and known in parts of the Western United States as a chuckhole) is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole. Most potholes are formed due to fatigue of the pavement surface. ...
  • "The Pothole" is the 150th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 16th episode for the 8th season. It aired on February 20, 1997. This episode earned Andy Ackerman an Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction. ...
  • Caving u2014 also traditionally known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland u2014 is the recreational pastime of exploring wild (generally non-commercial) cave systems. In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.
  • A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic; A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream; A vertical cave system, often found in limestone
  • (potholing) a form of caving involving the exploration of potholes
  • (Potholes) A hole in the pavement surface- commonly caused by moisture.
  • (Potholes) Are bowl-shaped openings that usually have revelled edges and can be up to 10 inches deep. They occur when the top layer of the roadway has worn away, exposing the concrete base.
  • Potholes are a severe manifestation of pavement fatigue cracking that results in a total loss of asphalt concrete surfacing in a localized area, creating a hole in the road. It is not uncommon to have a pothole extend through or into the aggregate base.