Borehole

Quick meaning: Borehole is a noun meaning A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.

Meaning

A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.

More Meanings

1. Any other hole that has been bored into something.
2. (ambitransitive) To bore a hole of this kind (in).

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: well

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

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

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

Word Forms

• boreholes
• boreholing
• boreholed

Synonyms for borehole

Depending on context, synonyms include well, bore.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wellbore, drilling, dig, hole, drill, boring.

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