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pothole

depression in the surface of a roadway caused by removal of surface material
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pothole

Summary

pothole ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pothole is a type of pit[2].
  • pothole is part of road[3].
  • pothole's Commons category is recorded as Potholes[4].
  • pothole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Potholes[5].
  • pothole's partially coincident with is recorded as rut[6].
  • pothole's has contributing factor is recorded as weather[7].
  • pothole's has contributing factor is recorded as impact[8].
  • pothole's has contributing factor is recorded as thawing agent[9].
  • pothole's contributing factor of is recorded as traffic collision[10].
  • pothole's has effect is recorded as damage[11].

Body

Definition and Type

pothole is a type of pit[2].

Use and Application

pothole is part of road[3].

Why It Matters

pothole ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[1] pothole has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] pothole is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). pothole. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pothole
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pothole_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pothole}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pothole}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'cs', 'cv', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'ko', 'ku', 'nl', 'no', '
    Harper's tag → potholes-roads
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: potholes-roads, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289949006|potholes roads (#289949006)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
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