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An abyss is a space that you cannot measure how deep it is. It can also be used to refer to anything you cannot measure or comprehend, eg "the abyss of the soul".
A bore is a kind of drilled well. Water is drawn up from underground through the bore hole by some kind of pump. The pump can be an electric pump, a hand pump, or a wind driven pump.
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A crater is a large, circular hole in the ground that could have been caused by several different things. Craters can be many kilometers wide and very deep.
Craters are found on top of volcanoes, and they can be caused by meteors hitting the Earth. They are sometimes caused when the ground collapses above a large underground chamber like an old mine or a cave.
Craters are found on top of volcanoes, and they can be caused by meteors hitting the Earth. They are sometimes caused when the ground collapses above a large underground chamber like an old mine or a cave.
A dip can be one of many things. As a verb, you dip something by lowering it briefly into a liquid, for example the person in the picture is dipping some bread. The semi-liquid food he is dipping the bread into is also called a dip. Dips are very tasty, can be made from virtually anything, and are usually served with some kind of bread. Many dips are made with a yoghurt base.
A dip is also a shallow dent or depression in the ground, often seen where a drain crosses a road.
A dip is also a shallow dent or depression in the ground, often seen where a drain crosses a road.
A drain is a type of hole, usually attached to a drainpipe, where water can escape from somewhere like a bath, washbasin or road. The entrance to a drain is usually covered by a grate.
You can use the word drain to describe the process of the water leaving somewhere, or the hole through which the water escapes.
You can use the word drain to describe the process of the water leaving somewhere, or the hole through which the water escapes.
A gap is a small space between two things, or a small break in something continuous like a fence. A gap can be measured in distance, like the gap between the two buildings in the picture, or it can be measured in time. For example, some people take a gap year between school and university.
Gutters are channels that are used to carry water away to somewhere else. Gutters can be found around the edges of a roof, to catch the water and take it to storage or into a drain. Gutters are also found at the edges of roads, and sometimes also in the center of a road, to carry water away from the surface of the road.
