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cradle hole

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sunken part in a road, caused by thawing, or by vehicles traveling over a soft spot.

Examples

“Bang, bang! went the first sleigh over a cradle hole in the snow⟳ of the road, and each of the other sleighs jolted in the same way, and rudely breaking the frost bound stillness, the troykas began to speed⟳ along the road, one after the other.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Cradle Mountain cradle of civilization Cradle of Humankind cradle robber cradle snatcher cradle song

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