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wellholes

wellholes is the plural of wellhole.

Meaning of wellhole

Noun

wellhole (plural wellholes)

  1. The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
  2. The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.
    • well-holes of the stairs and chimney1846, W. M. Buchanan, The Dictionary of Science and Technical Terms Used in Philosophy, Literature...
  3. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes.

Questions about wellholes

What is wellholes the plural of?
Wellholes is the plural of wellhole.

Words near wellholes in the dictionary

  1. wellhead
  2. wellhead cost
  3. wellhead costs
  4. wellheads
  5. wellhole
  6. wellholes
  7. wellhouse
  8. wellhouses
  9. wellie
  10. wellie it
  11. wellie wanging

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