Meaning & use
doline
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A bowl- or funnel-shaped depression in the ground formed by the collapse or dissolution of underlying limestone; a sinkhole.
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Hikers were warned to stay away from the edge of the doline after heavy rain.
The karst landscape was dotted with dozens of dolines.
A note on using this word
The term comes from the Slovenian word "dolina," meaning valley, and is standard vocabulary in geology and speleology.
Words with a similar meaning
sinkholeswallow hole
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