Sinkhole

From Glossary of Meteorology



sinkhole

  1. A natural depression or cavity in a land surface, generally occurring in limestone regions and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.

  2. Popularly, a sudden slumping of the surface due to overpumping of the aquifer.


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