noun🔗ShareA hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage"After the heavy rain, a large sinkhole appeared in the park, swallowing part of the playground. "geologyenvironmentgeographydisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA depressed area in which waste or drainage collects."After the heavy rain, the poorly drained playground developed a large sinkhole where muddy water collected. "geologyenvironmentdisasterareageographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it."The player cheered when the pinball disappeared into the sinkhole, earning them 500 points. "entertainmentgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website."The school's IT department set up a sinkhole to prevent students from accessing gambling websites, so all attempts to visit those sites now lead to nowhere. "computinginternettechnologysystemcommunicationserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker."The hacker created a sinkhole in the website's code, redirecting users to a fake page that stole their passwords. "computinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
