CHUCKHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

chuckhole

noun

Definition of chuckhole

as in water hole

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Recent Examples of chuckhole Warren and Lang — and sometimes up to five of their friends — spend their spare time fixing some of the worst chuckholes on side streets. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018

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Noun

One of the reasons the water hole has been so favored is because radio waves in this frequency range are not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
There were about 50 of them and they were strung out over a wide, grassy plain near a water hole.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of water hole

Noun

Earlier this year, in May, the resulting crater had to be restored once again; by early June, the replacement marble had been stabilized and polished, and the public was invited to resume their spinning.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
No evacuation orders were issued, and no deaths were reported, but authorities warned people in the area to stay at least two miles away from the crater.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

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Instead of constructing a large containment structure above ground, the company plans to place the reactor inside a borehole roughly one mile below the surface.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
These systems are not new; lots of buildings use this borehole technology, notably in Europe and Canada, though some use it just to drain heat into the ground without actively trying to pull it back later on.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of borehole

Noun

Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a world of its own, with seven waterslides, a lazy river, caves, and a swim-up Grotto Bar, and between that and a daily calendar of cultural activities, families are well looked after.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
During the cave excursion, Kaz and some other guests ask to swim back to the boat.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cave

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The supervisor will weigh in on a new groundwater management plan to implement when the county’s current moratorium on new wells expires next year.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Natural springs abound and the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, a vast 1913 neo-Baroque style complex in the middle of City Park, has two wells that supply multiple indoor and outdoor pools.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of well

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Spanning from its practical origins to its present fashionable status, the Burberry trench represents the quintessential British influence on the fashion industry.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Stone tools, however, showed up in 10 layers of the same trench, suggesting the site was occupied from 190,000 to 70,000 years ago.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

Set out a big bowl of salty, restaurant-style tortilla chips to go with it.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
The limestone around the stadium’s perimeter gently swoops up and down in a move that recalls the gracefully curved bowl of Ryan Field’s earlier iteration.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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