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

To understand how seismic activity influenced this hidden ecosystem, the researchers collected water samples from a nearly 100-meter deep borehole located along the western edge of Yellowstone Lake.

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The processes observed in the Yellowstone borehole may not be unique.

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"When I'm out with friends and family I'm always saying 'there's a borehole there' and nobody would know it."

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In February, a borehole that was being drilled on private property in the Killarney suburb went straight into a tunnel used by the Gautrain, a 50-mile commuter rail system that operates partly above ground and partly underground.

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

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