pothole
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Bats spend the summer living in trees and buildings, and retreat to caves and potholes in winter, to hibernate.
a deep natural underground cavity formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water.
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The dark hole near Pwll Fanogl, believed by some to be a massive 'pothole' in the limestone, is nearly 30m deep.
The front right wheel clattered through a deep 'pothole' filled with dark rain water which splashed up, showering the front of the van.
The sedge meadow community graded into bluejoint-muhly grass wet prairie along its drier boundaries and prairie 'pothole' marsh where water was deeper.
The entire road is a 'pothole' - a red-earth track with occasional rafts of Tarmac which drivers avoid at all costs for fear of wrecking their suspension.
During the hectic work schedule it was hoped they would visit the deepest 'pothole' in Asia, the Ghar Parau, discovered by an English expedition in 1971 which reached 751 metres deep.
In the prairie 'pothole' region of the United States, blackbirds damage ripening sunflower crops.
Balanced on a log suspended over a glacial 'pothole' , she is searching the foot-deep water for endangered howellia and their delicate white florets no bigger than her baby finger.
A prehistoric occupation site was discovered at the bottom of a hollow some 600 sq. m. in area, resulting from the collapse of an underground 'pothole' .
Pedestrians aren't exactly better off, for they are the ones who get splashed with muddy water every time a vehicle lurches into a 'pothole' .
The refuge's north unit contains the 8,700-acre Medicine Lake, eight smaller lakes, and numerous 'pothole' wetlands.
The second feature is a deep cave or 'pothole' on Wet Rain Hill, just above Liz's Burn, called Bell Hollow.
Tar is soluble in fossil fuels like diesel and petrol and oil spill loosens the road surface and 'potholes' begin to form.
Small 'potholes' may hold water long enough for crabs to molt, but not to undergo larval development.
New white lines will be painted, 'potholes' repaired and underground gulleys will be cleared to improve drainage.
Our roads are full of 'potholes' and irregular surfacing.
Prairie 'potholes' are natural depressions that can be a fifth of an acre up to 500 acres in size.
Bats spend the summer living in trees and buildings, and retreat to caves and 'potholes' in winter, to hibernate.
Back-wrenching 'potholes' get deeper and wider.
Structurally dominated by a small geological fault, it is a cave that typifies the best of Yorkshire 'potholes' : wet, deep, vertical, and culminating in one of the finest shafts in the country.
Some environmental activists yesterday inspect the Nuanjiang section of the Keelung River, where geologically unique 'potholes' are to be found.
He named the Channeled Scablands, with its catastrophically water-carved coulees, dry waterfalls, 'potholes' and huge erratic boulders.
The valley is wet, the high benches are pocked with 'pothole lakes' , springs, and ponds, and mastodons browse along a braided watercourse snaking across the bottomland at the foot of the cliff.
Drivers were left stranded, surrounded by water, while other cars became stuck in 'potholes' caused by the heavy rain.
How often do we, the hard-pressed citizens, ponder this topic as we bump along 'potholed' roads or survey the latest round of digging up along our main streets?
Thankfully someone had the bright idea to water down the dusty 'potholed' road between Laborie and Piaye.
The Bulgarian team investigated, explored and made maps of nine caves and 'potholes' , all of them 4km long.
Some rocky and steep-sided dolines and 'potholes' have been enlarged by progressive collapse of the limestone and retreat of their exposed rock walls.
They inhabit swift streams, the backwaters of large rivers, brackish lagoons, and 'potholes' .
I settled back into my seat as much as I could as we rolled over the various rocks, 'potholes' , and ruts in the road.
We had to pass several stretches of road that had deep 'potholes' filled with murky water and big stones.
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