foiba

Definitions of foiba
  1. noun
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
    synonyms: acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura, piega
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    antonyms:
    altura, rilievo
    a raised or elevated geological formation
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    avvallamento, bacino, catinella, catino, conca, depressione
    a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
    alveo, letto
    a depression forming the ground under a body of water
    cratere
    a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
    alveo, cavità, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno, tasca
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    piana, piano, pianura
    low level country
    inghiottitoio
    a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
    fondovalle, valle
    a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
    circo, circo glaciale
    a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
    borro
    deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
    fondale
    the bottom of a sea or ocean
    burrone, canalone, canyon, cañon, gola, stretta
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
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    formazione, formazione geologica
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
  2. noun
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
    synonyms: colombario, sepolcro, tomba, tumulo
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    types:
    sepolcro, tomba
    a chamber that is used as a grave
    type of:
    esilio, località, luogo, posto, sito
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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