Swallet
Translation of "swallet" into Russian
swallet
NounUK
/ˈswɒlɪt/
US
/ˈswɑːlɪt/
swallets pl
The swallet was hidden beneath the thick undergrowth.
Водосток был скрыт под густой растительностью.
The swallet absorbed all the rainwater from the field.
Поглотитель впитал всю дождевую воду с поля.
Additional translations
карстовая воронка
поглощающая воронка
Definitions
swallet
NounUK
/ˈswɒlɪt/
US
/ˈswɑːlɪt/
A natural depression or sinkhole in the ground where a stream or river disappears underground.
The hikers were fascinated by the swallet where the river vanished into the earth.
A vertical shaft or fissure in limestone terrain into which surface water drains, often leading to cave systems.
The explorers traced the stream to a swallet that opened into an extensive network of underground passages.