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bore⋅hole

[bawr-hohl, bohr-]
–noun Mining.
a hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core, releasing gas, oil, water, etc.

Origin:
1700–10; bore 1 + hole
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bore-hole

noun
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes [syn: bore
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