doline

See also: Doline and dolinę

English

Etymology

From a Slavic (most likely Russian) word for valley.

Noun

doline (plural dolines)

A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.
Any sinkhole.

Translations

depression in karstic terrain

Finnish: doliini (fi)
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any sinkhole — see sinkhole

Anagrams

Leonid, Liendo, dienol, elonid, indole, olenid

French

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian dolina; compare Polish dolina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔ.lin/

Noun

doline f (plural dolines)

sinkhole, shakehole

Further reading

“doline” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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