Phrase guide

kettle hole

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kettle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hole, hollow

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: понор (ponor) — depression in the ground
  • Finnish: suppa — depression in the ground
  • Italian: pseudodolina — depression in the ground
  • Italian: kettle — depression in the ground
  • Italian: kettle hole — depression in the ground
  • Spanish: kettle — depression in the ground
  • Spanish: marmita de gigante — depression in the ground
  • Swedish: dödisgrop — depression in the ground
  • Swedish: dödishåla — depression in the ground