noun
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a small hole made with or as if with a pin
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archery the exact centre of an archery target, in the middle of the gold zone
Etymology
Origin of pinhole
Example Sentences
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She looked through the pinhole and saw two men wearing hoods.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Erin Jane Nelson’s pinhole cameras, made out of nature-inspired ceramic sculptures, are shown alongside the pictures they’ve produced and reflect the beauty of the act of creation itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
I walked over to the Oclipsinator, a large pinhole camera that projected the eclipse onto a white card.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2024
A single pinhole in the tarp leaked moonlight, which slowly filled the lifeboat.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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