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Meaning of plughole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug; a drain (US)

Australia, British, New-Zealand

Equivalents

Deutsch Abfluss Ausguss
Suomi viemäri
Polski odpływ

Examples

“The plughole started to slurp loudly as the water went down it.”
“He jabbed his fingers into his hair and worked the dirt from the follicles, watched it swirl away down the plughole, sandy granules, flakes of dust and ash.”

CEFR level

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