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Definition of Swallow hole
1. Noun. A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
Definition of Swallow hole
1. Noun. (British) A sinkhole; A shakehole ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swallow Hole
Literary usage of Swallow hole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association by Geologists' Association (1900)
"When a swallow-hole is formed in the limestone below a bed of loadstone, the
latter falls in and the cavity is lined •with it. ..."
2. The Scientific Study of Scenery by John Edward Marr (1900)
"Suppose a stream to fall down a swallow-hole. The stream above the swallow-hole
will erode its channel and gradually lower it, and if the swallow-hole ..."
3. The Reminiscences of Frank Gillard (huntsman): With the Belvoir Hounds, 1860 by Cuthbert Bradley (1898)
"... and his Letter—The late Duke of Clarence—Death of Mrs. Willson of Rauceby—Dangers
of a Swallow-Hole—Mr. Otho Paget jumps locked Railway Gates—Death of ..."
4. Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society by Manchester Geological Society (1896)
"swallow hole. It has a depth of 29 feet, and the path passes the hole at the ...
The swallow hole rises some 22 feet above the top path, making a total ..."
5. The Geology of Barbados by John Burchmore Harrison, Alfred John Jukes-Browne (1890)
"... of the limestone by underground streams, and it is evident that every swallow
hole must be the starting point or the feeder of an underground stream. ..."
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