countersunk

[US]/'kaʊntɚsʌŋk/
[UK]/ˈkaʊntɚˌsʌŋk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. synke et hul; have et hoved der er i niveau med overfladen; forbore et hul.

Real-world Examples

The sod comes curving down to the water's edge, forming bossy outswelling banks, and in some places overlapping countersunk boulders and forming bridges.

Græsset bølger ned til vandkanten og danner markante udposende bredder, og nogle steder overlapper det synkende klipper og danner broer.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 1)

Along the rivers there is a strip of bottom-land, countersunk beneath the general level, and wider toward the foot-hills, where magnificent oaks, from three to eight feet in diameter, cast grateful masses of shade over the open, prairie-like levels.

Langs floderne er der en stribe af lavland, der ligger under det generelle niveau, og er bredere mod foden af bakkerne, hvor majestætiske egetræer med en diameter på tre til otte fod kaster behagelige masser af skygge over de åbne, prærielignende områder.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 2)

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