English Explanatory Dictionary

estavelle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hole that may function as an ephemeral spring or a sinkhole, depending on hydrological conditions.

Word forms

estavelle estavelles

Etymology

From French estavelle, which is in turn from l'Estavelle, a spring in Hérault. The place name may come from Occitan estable (“stable”) or estervel (“whirlpool”), though this is uncertain.

Related words

karst ponor swallow hole
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