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overflow hole

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

overflow hole: the hole in a sink that prevents it overflowing by diverting excess water to the drain
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Noun

overflow hole (plural overflow holes)

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

Forms of overflow hole

pluraloverflow holes

Questions about overflow hole

What does overflow hole mean?
Overflow hole means the hole in a sink that prevents it overflowing by diverting excess water to the drain.
What part of speech is overflow hole?
Overflow hole is a noun.
What is the plural of overflow hole?
The plural of overflow hole is overflow holes.

Words near overflow hole in the dictionary

  1. overflourishes
  2. overflourishing
  3. overflours
  4. overflow
  5. overflow bug
  6. overflow hole
  7. overflow holes
  8. overflow meeting
  9. overflow meetings
  10. overflow pool
  11. overflow pools

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