borings
- plural of boring.
Example Sentences
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The district proposes to make 226 borings and dig 57 test pits into the Earth across 2,500 cubic yards, according to the project description.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2022
Much of the recent work has involved preparing the beachside site to collect evidence through soil borings and other methods about what caused the collapse.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company wants to use existing roads to access 14 locations to drill test borings to determine the possible value of its copper mining claim.
From Washington Times • May 26, 2016
Ecstatic, for example, “shall consist of scrap borings and turning alloyed with copper, tin, bismuth and zinc.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2016
And Odysseus took his time, turning the bow, tapping it, every inch, for borings that termites might have made while the master of the weapon was abroad.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
