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Meaning of cradle hole | Babel Free

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.

See also

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