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Valley vs Sinkhole - What's the difference?

valley | sinkhole |

As a proper noun valley

is the san fernando valley in southern california.

As a noun sinkhole is

(geology) a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.

valley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-16, author= John Vidal
  • , volume=189, issue=10, page=8, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas , passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys .}}
  • The area which drains into a river.
  • Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.
  • The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * uncanny valley * closed-cut valley * open valley * valley board * valley piece * valley rafter

    See also

    * dale * dell * vale

    sinkhole

    Alternative forms

    * sink hole

    Noun

  • (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
  • A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
  • (pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
  • * 1997 , Windows magazine (volume 8, issues 1-3)
  • Pro Pinball is as authentic as pinball has ever been on the PC. It's all here, from the ramps, bumpers and sinkholes to the satisfying "clack" when you make the high-score list.
  • (internet) A DNS server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
  • Synonyms

    * cenote, doline, kettle hole, shakehole, sink, swallet, swallow hole