OBRUK

obruk: translation

Turkish form for a vertical or steepsided depression or shaft in karst, often formed by collapse of roof of an underground cave or cavern. When the depression contains a lake of pond, it is known as ‘sulu obruk’ or ‘obruk gölü’. When it is dry, it is called ‘kuru obruk’ or just ‘obruk’.

Synonyms:(French.)obruk; (German.)Schlot; (Greek.) ‘obruk’(káthetoskarstikóslákkos); (Italian.)pozzocarsico; (Spanish.)torca; (Turkish.)obruk; (Yugoslavian.)jama.

Seecenote, doline, jama, pit, shaft, sinkhole.