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borehole

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔː^rhəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bôr′hōl′, bōr′-)

bore•hole (bôr′hōl′, bōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Mining.]

Mininga hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core, releasing gas, oil, water, etc.

bore¹ + hole 1700–10

'borehole' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

collar

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