Associations to the word «Sinkhole»

Wiktionary

SINKHOLE, noun. (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
SINKHOLE, noun. A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
SINKHOLE, noun. (pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
SINKHOLE, noun. (internet) A DNS server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.

Dictionary definition

SINKHOLE, noun. A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats