Ponornica
English translation: sinking river
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| 15:25 Dec 31, 2007 |
| Bosnian to English translations [PRO] Science - Geography / Geography - rivers and chalk formation | ||||
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|  Selected response from: Sherefedin MUSTAFA Netherlands Local time: 19:31 | |||
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| 3 +2 | sinking river |
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| 4 | swallow hole |
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| 3 | karst river |
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karst river Explanation: pozdrav, dj. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst |
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swallow hole Explanation: 1. A surface river or stream flowing onto or over karst that then disappears completely underground through a swallow hole (ponor) and which may or may not rise again and flow as a resurgent surface river or stream [20]. 2. In a karst region, a surface stream that enters an underground course [10]. Synonyms: (French.) perte de riviere; (German.) Flubversickerung, Flubchwinde; (Greek.) chanomenos potamos; (Russian.) iscezajuscaja reka; (Spanish.) rio sumente; (Turkish.) kayip nehir; (Yugoslavian.) ponornica, ponikalnica. See also ponornica; sinking stream. Compare intermittent river. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2007-12-31 15:57:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sinking river, sinking stream A small stream that disappears underground [10]. See also lost river; doline; ponor; sink; sinkhole; stream sink; sumidero; swallet; swallow hole. Reference: http://www.speleogenesis.info/glossary/glossary_by_letter.ph... |
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33 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2sinking river Explanation: ili "disappearing river" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebišnjica_River http://devonkarst.org.uk/Fatnicko Polje/FP18.Edu Support.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2007-12-31 16:00:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.speleogenesis.info/glossary/glossary_by_letter.ph... |
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