pothole

noun

1. A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.

   “I was so tired that potholes, fumes and noise aside, I slept regardless, my head rag-dolling from side to side.”

   “The previous Elantra had three problems: The steering hero-worshiped Novocain, occupants grew hoarse from shouting over road noise, and large potholes betrayed a lack of structure.”

   “Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said: "There is a cost-of-living crisis, and the Prime Minister blew nearly £1m of public money on an utterly infeasible vanity project. That's enough to fill 18,000 potholes. This shows the Tories' sheer disrespect for public money."”

2. A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
3. A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
4. A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters or vandals.
5. (Australia)A shallow hole dug for the purpose of prospecting for opal or gold.
6. (slang)A hyperlink with text displayed on a page that is different from the title of the page to which the text links; a piped link.
7. A hole or recess on the top of a stove into which a pot may be placed.

   “Stoves with two or more potholes The normal single-pot stove in which the pot sits on top, rather than being sunk into the pothole, has a major limitation.”