DOLINE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word doline. (close relations)
Definition of DOLINE
Best Alternative Words for DOLINE
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| sink | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system • 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 covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it verb • fall or descend to a lower place or level • cause to sink • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • go under • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place • appear to move downward • fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly • fall or sink heavily • embed deeply | ||||||||
| sinkhole | nounn | |||||||
noun • a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof | ||||||||
| cenote | nounn | |||||||
noun • A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings. | ||||||||
| karst | nounn | |||||||
noun • A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. | ||||||||
| swallet | nounn | |||||||
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