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BORE-HOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Synonyms:
bore; bore-hole; drill hole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bore-hole" is a kind of...):
excavation (a hole in the ground made by excavating)
Domain category:
excavation; mining (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bore-hole"):
shot hole (drill hole for a charge of an explosive)
