Vocabulary
Porous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a rock or other material) having minute interstices through which liquid or air may pass.
Urdu meaning
غیر محفوظ، مسام دار
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Pakistan`s strategic location, coupled with socioeconomic vulnerabilities, porous borders and weak institutional oversight, makes it both a source and transit hub for multiple transnational OC activities.
- Onewonders, therefore, why the stringent security there, rather like at Mumbai in 2008, could be as porous as a string shopping bag.
- The porous border with Afghanistan and tribal affinities and kinship was key in fostering this.
- The province`s porous borders with Afghanistan and Iran have made it vulnerable to cross-border terrorism.
- The province`s porous borders with Afghanistan and Iran have made it vulnerable to cross-border terrorism.
Synonyms
permeable, penetrable, pervious, absorbent, sponge-like, spongy, sieve-like
Curator example
“layers of porous limestones”
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