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noun
A hole that may function as an ephemeral spring or a sinkhole, depending on hydrological conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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History
From French estavelle, which is in turn from l'Estavelle, a spring in Hérault. The place name may come from Occitan estable (“stable”) or estervel (“whirlpool”), though this is uncertain.
