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cratered street

[/ˈkreɪtərd strit/]
nounpl: cratered streets
rua com buracos/crateras
1. A street or road surface that is severely damaged with multiple large holes or crater-like depressions, typically caused by wear, weather, or lack of maintenance
The cratered street made it difficult for vehicles to navigate safely.
A rua com crateras tornava difícil para os veículos navegarem com segurança.
2. A roadway with extensive potholes and surface deterioration resembling a lunar landscape
After years of neglect, the downtown avenue became a cratered street.
Após anos de negligência, a avenida do centro tornou-se uma rua cheia de buracos.
NYC Slang
pothole minefield
Synonyms
potholed streetdamaged streetdeteriorated streetrutted streetbroken street surface
Antonyms
smooth streetwell-maintained streetpristine streetnewly paved street

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rua com buracos/crateras
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
rua furada
colloquial local variant
São Paulo
via deteriorada/rua cheia de buracos
formal and informal usage
Portugal
rua com buracos/estrada danificada
formal Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

the street looks like a war zone
roads in bad repair
neglected infrastructure
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