borehole

[bawr-hohl, bohr-]

noun

Mining.

1. a hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core, releasing gas, oil, water, etc.

borehole

/ ˈbɔːˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a hole driven into the ground to obtain geological information, release water, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of borehole¹

First recorded in 1700–10; bore ² + hole

Example Sentences

They then threw away the cut up weapons including the spent cartridges inside a borehole.

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But the rapid urbanisation has also exposed Mogadishu to infrastructure challenges - it lacks a proper sewage system and unregulated borehole drilling risks depleting groundwater reserves.

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"We need a co-ordinated approach to water management, or we risk a crisis in the future. Each new building is digging its own borehole... in a small space, there could be 10 or 20 boreholes," he told the BBC.

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In Moray, borehole supplies from the River Spey are being boosted by pumping water directly from the river to maintain normal levels.

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Graeme Farmer lived in a cottage just north of the Jersey airport training ground in the mid-1990s and drank water from a private borehole.

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