Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A hole made in boring for minerals, water, etc.; specifically, the hole in which a blasting-charge is placed.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (mining) a hole or passage made by a drill, especially one made for exploratory purposes.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Examples
“Seventeen days later, when hope of finding them alive seems lost, a probe retracts from a bore-hole with an attached note: "We are all well here in the refuge – the 33.”
The Guardian: How the media in Chile helped focus the eyes of the world on the miners
“The camera was sent down through a bore-hole used for communications.”
The Huffington Post: Chile Mine Video Gives Tour Of Trapped Miners' Refuge (VIDEO)
“Wherever they went, they would routinely round up dozens, or even hundreds, of civilians and march them at gun point to a central place, like a school or bore-hole.”
“At Riek village, where local residents were relocated to make way for the Thar Jath refinery about 6.5 kilometres (four miles) away, children play around a bore-hole abandoned as a source of water for health concerns.”
“Eight days ago they had inserted themselves via a secret military bore-hole on Pagan Island, north of Guam.”
“The bore-hole is 35-45 cm in diameter and any depth up to 7 meters.”
“The advantage of the bore-hole latrine is that it can be constructed quickly as a family unit if augers are available.”
“Globally, sites that have access to a water spring, a natural resurgence or a well/bore-hole in the water table offer the advantage of using pollution-free water, at more constant water temperatures.”
“Doing so, the bore-hole with the diameter of the screw shank or slightly less has to be executed some 40 % of the screw length deep.”
“- Does the bore-hole diameter comply with the specified size?”
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