overflow hole

noun

The hole in a sink that prevents it overflowing by diverting excess water to the drain.

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Meanings

nounoverflow hole (plural overflow holes)

plural overflow holes

  1. The hole in a sink that prevents it overflowing by diverting excess water to the drain.

Translations

French trop-plein
  • trop-pleinhole that prevents overflowing
Polish rura przelewowa
  • rura przelewowahole that prevents overflowing
Spanish perforación de rebalse
  • perforación de rebalsehole that prevents overflowing
Cite this entry
APA

overflow hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflow%20hole

MLA

“overflow hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflow%20hole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overflow hole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflow%20hole.

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