Meaning of Borehole | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
2. Any other hole that has been bored into something.

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Examples

“Near-synonym: well”

“The state of the groundwater is monitored at various boreholes in the area.”

“Extensive borehole information and tendered contract prices make these cost estimates much more plausible than earlier estimates.”

“There were little boreholes in the oak beam, indicating that insects had once taken some interest in it.”

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