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Noun: swallow hole  swó-low hówl
  1. A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
    "A massive swallow hole suddenly appeared in the middle of the city street";
    - sinkhole, sink, doline, dolina

Derived forms: swallow holes

Type of: depression, natural depression

Encyclopedia: Swallow hole