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bore-hole
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bore-hole has 1 sense
- bore-hole(n = noun.artifact) bore, drill hole - a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes; Array is a kind of excavation
has particulars: shot hole
CIDE DICTIONARY
bore-hole, n.
a hole or passage made by a drill, especially one made for exploratory purposes. [WordNet 1.5]
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