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dry hole

dry hole noun: a hole drilled into the ground for oil or gas exploration which fails to yield enough oil or gas to justify the establishment of a well.

Noun

dry hole (plural dry holes)

  1. A hole drilled into the ground for oil or gas exploration which fails to yield enough oil or gas to justify the establishment of a well.
  2. (figuratively) Something that brings no success or profit; a dead loss.
    • Ultrasound as a treatment for degenerative arthritis was in its infancy. It might eventually turn out to be as effective as the Salk vaccine, or as bogus as the science of phrenology. Either way, it didn't make sense right now. The chances were a thousand to one that it was a dry hole.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things

dry hole meaning in Tamil

dry hole in Tamil

உலர் துளை

Forms of dry hole

pluraldry holes

Questions about dry hole

What does dry hole mean?
Dry hole means a hole drilled into the ground for oil or gas exploration which fails to yield enough oil or gas to justify the establishment of a well.
What is dry hole in Tamil?
Dry hole in Tamil is உலர் துளை. See Dry hole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dry hole?
Dry hole is a noun.
What is the plural of dry hole?
The plural of dry hole is dry holes.

Words near dry hole in the dictionary

  1. dry heave
  2. dry heaved
  3. dry heaves
  4. dry heaving
  5. dry hire
  6. dry hole
  7. dry holes
  8. dry hop
  9. dry hopped
  10. dry hopping
  11. dry hops

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