A pothole is a hole in the road that is usually caused by rain or snow. When the weather is bad, the ground can collapse, and the hole becomes a pothole.
I saw a big pothole in the road.
The road is in pretty bad condition, with a lot of potholes.
noun
a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
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However, these roads frequently develop potholes that oft remain unrepaired.
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However, these roads frequently develop potholes that often remain unrepaired.
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The potholes were carved by whirlpool action of sand and gravel in the stream.
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Except for a few deep potholes that send an occasional joggle through the cabin, it carries along with nary a commotion.
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The road to the 13th general election has been far too long and windy, fraught with cracks and potholes that forebode danger.
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Archbald Pothole is an example of just such a pothole.
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The diameter of the pothole decreases downward.
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A further passageway leads to the terminal pothole.
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The pothole is deep and has an elliptical shape.
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At the north end of the airstrip, the pavement is starting to pothole.