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Nineteenth Hole: (also '19th hole') the bar or lounge after a round of golf

Tour Wholesaler: A company that usually creates and certainly markets inclusive tours and independent tours for sale through travel agents. Often used interchangeably with tour operator, but several distinct . . . View Full Definition

Third Cholera Pandemic: (1852-1860) Included outbreaks in London. The Broad Street outbreak investigated by John Snow was particularly deadly.

Turbulence Hole: This extra hole creates air turbulence and causes the pins to fly around and mix better.

Stroke Hole: A hole on which a player's handicap strokes fall in net scoring match play situations (e.g., a 1 handicapper only gets a stroke on the number 1 handicap hole, whereas an 18 handicapper gets . . . View Full Definition

Vent Hole: An extra hole drilled to relieve suction in the thumb hole; not a gripping hole.

Vibrio Cholera: The bacterial causative agent of cholera in humans.

Sinkhole: A depression in the land surface that results from the collapse or slow settlement of underground voids produced by solution weathering. The rock being dissolved is normally limestone but ca . . . View Full Definition

Pothole: A cylindrical or hemispherical hold in the bedrock of a stream that is formed from the continual swirling motion of sand and gravel by swirling currents.

Porthole: Circular 'window' in the side of the ship's hull or superstructure. Most cruise cabins today feature picture windows, full-length glass windows, french balconies, or balconies.