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Pothole (disambiguation)

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A pothole is a surface disruption in a roadway, caused by fatigue and erosion.

Pothole may also refer to:

  • Pothole (geology), a phenomenon encountered in the platinum mining industry in South Africa
  • Pothole (landform), evorsion, swirlhole, or giant's kettle, a smooth, bowl-shaped or cylindrical hollow created by water erosion of bedrock
  • Pothole, or panhole, a shallow solution basin, or closed depression, found on flat or gently sloping rock
  • Pothole, a shallow depression formed during deglaciation commonly known as a kettle (landform), often containing a lake or marsh, as in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America
  • Pothole, or pit cave, a predominantly vertical cave system

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