pothole
Asphalt's worn gap
A pothole is a hole in a road surface, formed when pavement breaks down from water damage, traffic, and freeze-thaw cycles.
Potholes range from minor nuisances to tire-damaging hazards: I hit a pothole and bent my rim.
In geology, a pothole is a cylindrical hole worn into rock by swirling water and sediment.
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- streetPublic urban roadway
- highwayMajor road for travel
- tarmacPaved airport surface
concrete · lane · intersection · gravel · bitumen · cobblestone · boulevard · carriageway
Repairing by covering
- fillingMaterial placed within
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- cold patchAdhesive rubber repair
- hot mixHeated asphalt for paving
resurfacing · crew · maintenance · compaction · sealant · grading · paving · tamping
Underground collapse crater
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
- erosionGradual wearing away
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- cavernLarge natural underground chamber
collapse · subsidence · depression · groundwater · dissolution · bedrock · cavity · underground
Lose strength or energy
- rimCircular outer boundary
- blowoutSudden tire failure
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
axle · shock · strut · undercarriage · wheel · hubcap · bent · flat
Abrupt directional change
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- dangerExposure to harm
warning · caution · cone · barricade · marked · unmarked · hidden · deep
Large populated area
- streetscapeUrban corridor's appearance
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- curbRaised road margin
gutter · manhole · drainage · downtown · neighborhood · alley · crosswalk · municipal
Shallow collected rainwater
- floodedCovered with water
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
depth · deceptive · submerged · drainage · freeze-thaw · spring · ice · frost heave
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
tarmac · concrete · lane · intersection · gravel · bitumen · cobblestone · boulevard · carriageway · motorway
patching
Repairing by covering
- fillingMaterial placed within
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- cold patchAdhesive rubber repair
hot mix · resurfacing · crew · maintenance · compaction · sealant · grading · paving · tamping · infrared
sinkhole
Underground collapse crater
cavern · collapse · subsidence · depression · groundwater · dissolution · bedrock · cavity · underground
tire
Lose strength or energy
- rimCircular outer boundary
- blowoutSudden tire failure
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
alignment · axle · shock · strut · undercarriage · wheel · hubcap · bent · flat · puncture
swerve
Abrupt directional change
danger · warning · caution · cone · barricade · marked · unmarked · hidden · deep · jagged
city
Large populated area
- streetscapeUrban corridor's appearance
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
curb · gutter · manhole · drainage · downtown · neighborhood · alley · crosswalk · municipal · decay
puddle
Shallow collected rainwater
- floodedCovered with water
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
splash · depth · deceptive · submerged · drainage · freeze-thaw · spring · ice · frost heave · seasonal
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
- streetscapestreet lamp, street trees, streetlight, street furniture, street light
- travel conditionstraffic, delays, congestion, heavy traffic, light traffic
- urban neighborhoodneighborhood, block party, corner store, sidewalk, stoop
- traffic stoppersaccident, red light, stop sign, roadblock, barricade
potholespeed bump
Traffic-calming raised strip
bump · hump · speed hump · sleeping policeman · bulge
- pothole repairFixing street surface cavities
- prairie potholesShallow glacial wetland depressions
- pothole damageVehicle injury from pavement gaps
- pothole fillingRepairing road surface cavities