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shothole

shothole noun: a hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.

Noun

shothole (plural shotholes)

  1. (drilling) A hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.

Forms of shothole

pluralshotholes

Origin of shothole

From shot + hole.

Questions about shothole

What does shothole mean?
Shothole means a hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.
What part of speech is shothole?
Shothole is a noun.
What is the plural of shothole?
The plural of shothole is shotholes.

Words near shothole in the dictionary

  1. shotgunned
  2. shotgunner
  3. shotgunners
  4. shotgunning
  5. shotguns
  6. shothole
  7. shotholes
  8. shoti
  9. shotless
  10. Shotley
  11. Shotley Bridge

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