sinkhole collapse

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• sinkhole — [siŋk′hōl΄] n. 1. CESSPOOL ☆ 2. a saucer shaped surface depression produced when underlying material, such as limestone or salt, dissolves or when caves, mines, etc. collapse …   English World dictionary

• Sinkhole — For the War of 1812 battle, see Battle of the Sink Hole. For the type of wallet, see Wallet band#Swallet. A sink hole in Oman …   Wikipedia

• sinkhole — /singk hohl /, n. 1. a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage. 2. Also called sink. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects. [1425 75; late ME; see SINK, HOLE] * …   Universalium

• collapse sinkhole —    A type of sinkhole that is formed by collapse of a cave within the underlying soluble bedrock (e.g., limestone, gypsum, salt).    Compare: solution sinkhole.    SW, WW, & GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• sinkhole —    A closed, circular or elliptical depression, commonly funnel shaped, characterized by subsurface drainage and formed either by dissolution of the surface of underlying bedrock (e.g., limestone, gypsum, salt) (solution sinkhole) or by collapse… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• collapse sinkhole —    1. A variety of closed depression that forms by collapse of the rock above an existing cave passage or chamber [9].    2. A closed depression formed by the collapse of the roof of a cave [10].    See also doline …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• sinkhole — 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 • Syn: ↑sink, ↑swallow hole • Hypernyms: ↑natural depression, ↑depression …   Useful english dictionary

• Pipe Creek Sinkhole — near Swayzee in Grant County, Indiana, is one of the most important paleontological sites in the interior of the eastern half of North America. Uncovered in 1996 by workers at the Pipe Creek Junior limestone quarry, the sinkhole has yielded a… …   Wikipedia

• solution sinkhole —    The most common type of sinkhole, caused by dissolution that forms fissures or a chimney and a depression in the bedrock surface which grows when closely spaced fissures underneath it enlarge and coalesce.    Compare: collapse sinkhole.    SW …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …   Universalium

• Engineering geology — is the application of the geologic sciences to engineering practice for the purpose of assuring that the geologic factors affecting the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and adequately… …   Wikipedia