sinkhole
IPA: sˈɪŋkhoʊɫ
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.
- (Internet) 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.
- (computer security) An attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker.
verb
- (Internet, transitive) To configure as a sinkhole (domain name server that gives non-routeable addresses).
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Examples of "sinkhole" in Sentences
- It is a sinkhole feature in Florida.
- He was hurt when the sinkhole appeared.
- The pool is a sinkhole surrounded by igneous rock.
- It is the deepest water filled sinkhole in the world.
- Also, the sinkhole entrance was still quite dangerous.
- On the way back to the school they saw a big sinkhole.
- The movies are just relentless sinkholes of imbecility.
- It is a vast sinkhole in the northwest part of Landover.
- It is a sinkhole feature of the karst topography of Florida.
- Is there a good reason for removal of the Greek name for sinkhole
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