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melon hole

melon hole noun: a small hole or concavity in the landscape where rainwater gathers.

Noun

melon hole (plural melon holes)

  1. (Australia) A small hole or concavity in the landscape where rainwater gathers.
    • ‘When I was a young man out there in the scrubs, me and Dougald tailing them beasts from one melon hole to another day after day, never seeing another living soul, I'd ride along dreaming of a girl like you and forget where I was.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 247
    Synonyms:
    gilgai, pademelon hole, paddymelon hole

Synonyms of melon hole

  • gilgai
  • pademelon hole
  • paddymelon hole

Forms of melon hole

pluralmelon holes

Origin of melon hole

From melon (“pademelon”) + hole.

Questions about melon hole

What does melon hole mean?
Melon hole means a small hole or concavity in the landscape where rainwater gathers.
What part of speech is melon hole?
Melon hole is a noun.
What is the plural of melon hole?
The plural of melon hole is melon holes.

Words near melon hole in the dictionary

  1. melon cutting
  2. melon fly
  3. melon head
  4. melon heads
  5. melon heptenal
  6. melon hole
  7. melon holes
  8. melon muncher
  9. melon munchers
  10. melon-headed
  11. melon-headed whale

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