Definition of POTHOLE

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Recent Examples on the Web Last year, the city’s auctions raised $12 million for its coffers, a mere pittance given the city’s $92.8 billion budget, but still enough to fill potholes. — New York Times, "Nail Clippers, a Parking Meter and a River Barge: This Is N.Y.C.’s Yard Sale," 25 Dec. 2019 Chilly weather typically pushes redfish and trout into deep rivers like those in the Mobile Delta and on the west side of Mobile Bay, as well as into marsh creek potholes and dug channels like the Theodore Canal. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Friday Fishing Report: Plenty of good fishing during holidays," 20 Dec. 2019 The few guests who’d stayed the night before had left, including an itinerant logger who’s a semi-regular, some road workers filling potholes on the highway and a downstate couple who’d emerged from the woods after a week of camping. — John Carlisle, Freep.com, "Her husband's sudden death left her to run struggling U.P. motel — and she can't walk away," 28 Nov. 2019 Factors include the weather, the car's tire pressure, potholes, how many people are in the car, what pedestrians are doing and how assertive the car is. — Matt Mcfarland, CNN, "Driver's ed for robotaxis: A grueling exam looms for self-driving cars," 4 Oct. 2019 At states’ discretion, a lot was instead used for things like plugging budget gaps and filling potholes, Jacobi explains. — Sanya Mansoor, Time, "Johnson & Johnson Was Ordered to Pay $572 Million for Its Role in the Opioid Crisis. With Similar Lawsuits Across the Country, That Could Be Just the Beginning," 29 Aug. 2019 Illinois is nearly doubling its advertising budget and launching a new campaign this summer to get tourists across the Midwest to travel the state's scenic highways and byways — potholes, crumbling bridges and all. — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "Illinois Tourism doubles ad spending this summer to get visitors to travel the state's highways and byways — potholes and all," 6 June 2019 More stories: Detroit police: Speed, not pothole, caused traffic death MSP: I-75 'projectiles' may be from pellet gun, not road debris The officer was subsequently transported to Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. — Detroit Free Press, "MSP officer crashes car chasing speeder on I-75," 21 Feb. 2018 After three minutes into the pursuit, the officer struck a pothole, Bruce said. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Suspected drunk driver gets away after Houston cop hits pothole during pursuit, flipping cruiser," 27 Dec. 2019

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“Pothole.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pothole. Accessed 25 January 2020.

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