Pit
Pit noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.
Usage example: removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard
Trough is a synonym for pit in hole topic. In some cases you can use "Trough" instead a noun "Pit", when it comes to topics like indentation.
Trough
Trough noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).
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In Futurama, Fry has to choose between saving Bender, who is tied to the Conveyor Belt-O-Doom (which will turn him into Slurm cans), saving Leela, who is being dunked in a slurm-filled pit (which will turn her into a Slurm Queen), or drinking from a trough of delicious concentrated Slurm.
Source: Conveyor Belt-O-Doom
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