English Explanatory Dictionary

Johnson hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large shell crater during the First World War.

Word forms

Johnson hole Johnson holes Jack Johnson hole

Etymology

Named, for its size, after Jack Johnson (1878-1946), the world heavyweight boxing champion until 1915.

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