borehole

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borehole

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From bore + hole.

noun boreholes

A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water. Near-synonym: well
Similar: well
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.
Similar: bore

verb boreholes · boreholing · boreholed

ambitransitive To bore a hole of this kind (in).

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noun hole bored into the ground

Ελληνικά	γεώτρηση geótrisi
Русский	сква́жина skvážina, бурова́я сква́жина burovája skvážina

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@misc{borehole_2026,
  title = {borehole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/borehole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}