pothole has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] (geography) a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)

Synonyms

chuckhole

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

He slapped the reins on the back of the powerful gray horse and held_on as the sulky 's wheels hit a pothole and came_out with a jolt and went_on .

Related terms

hole

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