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shotholes

shotholes is the plural of shothole.

Meaning of shothole

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.

Questions about shotholes

What is shotholes the plural of?
Shotholes is the plural of shothole.

Words near shotholes in the dictionary

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

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