potholes
Street surface damage
Potholes are holes or pits in a road surface, formed when pavement breaks down from water damage, traffic stress, and freeze-thaw cycles.
They range from minor nuisances to tire-destroying craters: I hit a pothole and bent my rim.
Cities with harsh winters are notorious for them.
Figuratively, potholes are obstacles or setbacks: a few potholes on the road to success.
Material placed within
- patchingRepairing by covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- resurfacingComing up again
- crewWorking team aboard
maintenance · infrastructure · rehabilitation · sealing · tar · fixing · reconstruction · cold patch
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- streetPublic urban roadway
- highwayMajor road for travel
- concreteSolid building mixture
tarmac · lane · intersection · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · carriageway · gravel
Deliberate keeping away
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- routePath from A to B
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
weave · slalom · scanning · spotting · mapping · reporting · alerting · headlights
Shaft for wheel rotation
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- tireLose strength or energy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- rimCircular outer boundary
shock · strut · flat · blowout · bent · broken · undercarriage · chassis
Exposure to harm
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- warningAlert about danger
- riskPossibility of harm
- accidentUnintended harmful event
swerve · avoidance · liability · injury · peril · menace · pitfall · uneven
Narrow break or attempt
- erosionGradual wearing away
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- freeze-thawIce forming and melting repeatedly
- frost heaveSoil expansion from ice
water damage · subsidence · deterioration · aging · neglect · drainage · crumbling · disintegration
filling
Material placed within
- patchingRepairing by covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- resurfacingComing up again
crew · maintenance · infrastructure · rehabilitation · sealing · tar · fixing · reconstruction · cold patch · hot mix
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
concrete · tarmac · lane · intersection · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · carriageway · gravel · shoulder
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
dodge · weave · slalom · scanning · spotting · mapping · reporting · alerting · headlights · vigilance
axle
Shaft for wheel rotation
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- tireLose strength or energy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
rim · shock · strut · flat · blowout · bent · broken · undercarriage · chassis · dent
danger
Exposure to harm
accident · swerve · avoidance · liability · injury · peril · menace · pitfall · uneven · jarring
crack
Narrow break or attempt
- erosionGradual wearing away
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- freeze-thawIce forming and melting repeatedly
frost heave · water damage · subsidence · deterioration · aging · neglect · drainage · crumbling · disintegration · expansion
- driving hazardsblack ice, debris, road debris, icy roads, wet roads
- infrastructure failuresbridge collapse, dam breach, power outage, water main breaks, water main break
- public worksstreets, sidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign
- rough roadsdirt road, gravel road, rough road, muddy road, rutted road
- transportation issuestraffic congestion, traffic jams, congestion, gridlock, road safety
- urban hazardscrime, traffic, accidents, sinkholes, gas leaks
potholesspeed bumps
Raised road sections
humps · bumps · speed humps · road humps · sleeping policemen
- pothole repairFixing street surface cavities
- prairie potholesShallow glacial wetland depressions
- pothole damageVehicle injury from pavement gaps
- pothole fillingRepairing road surface cavities