borehole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From bore + hole.
Meanings
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A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
Near-synonym: well
Extensive borehole information and tendered contract prices make these cost estimates much more plausible than earlier estimates.
2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in Rail, page 51:The state of the groundwater is monitored at various boreholes in the area.
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Any other hole that has been bored into something.
There were little boreholes in the oak beam, indicating that insects had once taken some interest in it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boreholes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
hu talajba fúrt lyuk (hole bored into the ground) · ru сква́жина (hole bored into the ground) · ru бурова́я сква́жина (hole bored into the ground) · ml കുഴൽക്കിണർ (hole bored into the ground) · uk свердлови́на (hole bored into the ground) · pl otwór wiertniczy (hole bored into the ground) · be свідраві́на (hole bored into the ground) · sv borrhål (hole bored into the ground) · el γεώτρηση (hole bored into the ground) · hu fúrólyuk (hole bored into the ground) · mk дупнатина (hole bored into the ground) · et puurauk (hole bored into the ground) · az buruq (hole bored into the ground) · fi porausreikä (hole bored into the ground)