shakehole

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noun

A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.

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Meanings

nounshakehole (plural shakeholes)

plural shakeholes

  1. Northern EnglandUKA steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.

    Synonyms: sinkhole, swallow hole, swallet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.

Similar
sinkholeswallow holeswallet
Also see
sinkhole

Origin

From shake + hole.

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APA

shakehole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shakehole

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shakehole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shakehole.

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