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sinkhole

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "sinkhole" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

sinkhole

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

sinkhole is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sinkhole is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsinkhole

1noun
  • A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage

    Synonyms: cenote, dolina, doline, "kettle hole", shakehole, sink, swallet, "swallow hole"

  • A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
  • A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
  • A domain name 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.
  • An attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker.

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