Pothole definition

Pothole means a hole or pit in a road surface generally caused by successive freezing and thawing temperature of the road surface aggravated by vehicular traffic.
Pothole means a hole in the surface of a roadway caused by any means, including wear or subsidence of the road surface or subsurface;
Pothole means a limited excavation used to determine the actual vertical and horizontal location of underground installations.

Examples of Pothole in a sentence

  • Within 30 days 10 Popout (Small Hole), Pothole Refer Para 8.4 n = number/m2 d = diameter h = maximumdepth 0 d < 50 mm; h < 25 mm; n < 1 per 5 m2 No action.


More Definitions of Pothole

Pothole means a depression or hollow in a road surface.
Pothole means a hole in the surface of any parking lot or sidewalk by any means including wear or subsidence of the surface or subsurface;
Pothole means a vacuum or excavated hole used to locate known utilities below surface level by excavating holes.
Pothole means a void or depression in the roadway with a volume of or greater than 400 cubic inches in the surface of a roadway, as calculated by multiplying the surface area of the void or depression by the depth.
Pothole means depression in road surface caused by traffic or surface deterioration.

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