noun
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a small hole made with or as if with a pin
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archery the exact centre of an archery target, in the middle of the gold zone
Etymology
Origin of pinhole
Example Sentences
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Erin Jane Nelson’s pinhole cameras, made out of nature-inspired ceramic sculptures, are shown alongside the pictures they’ve produced and reflect the beauty of the act of creation itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Then, facing away from the sun, allow light to stream through this pinhole.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024
She describes the hundreds of tiny crescent “baby eclipses” that formed in the shadows when vines and leaves acted like pinhole cameras.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2024
A single pinhole in the tarp leaked moonlight, which slowly filled the lifeboat.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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