Pothole (Noun)
Meaning
A pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The driver swerved to avoid the pothole that had developed on the road over the winter months.
- After the heavy rain, the highway was full of potholes that needed to be repaired immediately.
- The pothole on Main Street was so deep that it was causing flat tires and damage to cars that drove over it.
- The city was sued for not properly maintaining the road, which had a giant pothole that caused a car accident.
- The motorcycle skidded when the rider hit a large pothole on the wet road, causing him to lose control.