Meaning of POTHOLE in English

POTHOLE

[pot.hole] n (1826) 1 a: a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water b: a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in land

2: a pot-shaped hole in a road surface -- pot.holed adj

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