countersunk

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

Translation

v. sink a hole; have a head that is flush with the surface; pre-drill a hole.

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.

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.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 2)

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