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pilot-hole

pilot-hole is the alternative spelling of pilot hole.

Meaning of pilot hole

Noun

pilot hole (plural pilot holes)

  1. A narrow hole drilled or punched into a surface, to facilitate the insertion of a wider screw, nail, drill bit, or other boring tool.
    • During the sinking of the last 150 feet, a pilot-hole was kept in advance, so as to prevent any unforeseen inrush of water.1908, W. McKay, “The Boultham Well at Lincoln,”, in Transactions of the Manchester Geological and Mining Society, volume 30, page 29

Forms of pilot-hole

pluralpilot-holes

Questions about pilot-hole

What is pilot-hole the alternative spelling of?
Pilot-hole is the alternative spelling of pilot hole.

Words near pilot-hole in the dictionary

  1. pilot whale
  2. pilot whales
  3. pilot wheel
  4. pilot wheels
  5. Pilot Wilderness
  6. pilot-hole
  7. pilot-holes
  8. pilotability
  9. pilotable
  10. pilotage
  11. pilotages

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