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sinkhole in Arabic

بَالُوعَة bālūʕa

/ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/

sinkhole in Arabic: بَالُوعَة (bālūʕa), بَلَّاعَة (ballāʕa), بَلُّوعَة (ballūʕa). In English, sinkhole means a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.

Arabic words for sinkhole

geology: hole formed in soluble rock
بَالُوعَة bālūʕa, بَلَّاعَة ballāʕa, بَلُّوعَة ballūʕa
depressed area in which water collects
بَالُوعَة bālūʕa, بَلَّاعَة ballāʕa

English meaning of sinkhole

  1. noun A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
  2. noun A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
  3. noun A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
  4. noun A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.

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Questions about sinkhole in Arabic

What is the meaning of sinkhole in Arabic?
Sinkhole in Arabic is بَالُوعَة (bālūʕa), بَلَّاعَة (ballāʕa), بَلُّوعَة (ballūʕa).
ما معنى كلمة sinkhole؟
Sinkhole: بَالُوعَة (bālūʕa), بَلَّاعَة (ballāʕa), بَلُّوعَة (ballūʕa).
What does sinkhole mean in English?
Sinkhole means a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.

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