ETYM Old Eng. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, hollow.
(Homonym: whole).
1. A depression hollowed out of solid matter; SYN. hollow.
2. A fault.
3. An opening deliberately made in or through something.
4. An opening into or through something.
5. An unoccupied space.
6. One unit of play from tee to green on a golf course. + prikaži više

Small hollow in the rock bed of a river. Potholes are formed by the erosive action of rocky material carried by the river (corrasion), and are commonly found along the river's upper course, where it tends to flow directly over solid bedrock.A pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface); SYN. chuckhole.