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swallet

swallet noun: a sinkhole; a shakehole.

Noun

swallet (plural swallets)

  1. (UK) A sinkhole; a shakehole.
  2. (UK, dated, dialectal, tin mining) Water breaking in upon the miners at their work.

swallet meaning in Tamil and Kannada

swallet in Tamil

பாதாள ஓடை

swallet in Kannada

ಗುಪ್ತ ಪ್ರವಾಹ, ನೆಲದೊಳಗಿನ ಪ್ರವಾಹ, ಕಳ್ಳ ನೀರ್ಗಂಡಿ

Forms of swallet

pluralswallets

Origin of swallet

Compare German Schwall (“a sea swell”), from schwellen (“to swell”). See English swell.

Questions about swallet

What does swallet mean?
Swallet means a sinkhole; a shakehole.
What is swallet in Tamil?
Swallet in Tamil is பாதாள ஓடை. See Swallet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is swallet?
Swallet is a noun.
What is the plural of swallet?
The plural of swallet is swallets.

Words near swallet in the dictionary

  1. Swall Meadows
  2. swaller
  3. swallered
  4. swallering
  5. swallers
  6. swallet
  7. swallets
  8. Swalley
  9. Swalleys
  10. swallie
  11. swallies

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