bore·hole

(bôr′hōl′)

A hole that is drilled into the earth, as in exploratory well drilling or in building construction.

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borehole

(ˈbɔːˌhəʊl)

a hole driven into the ground to obtain geological information, release water, etc

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bore•hole

(ˈbɔrˌhoʊl, ˈboʊr-)

n.

a hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core or releasing gas.

[1700–10]

Translations

حُفْرَةٌ مَحْفوره

vrtvyvrtaná díra

borehul

Bohrloch Bohrung

furat

borhola

trivellazione

borehull

vrt

kuyusondaj deliği

孔洞

borehole

[ˈbɔːhəʊl] N → perforación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

borehole

[ˈbɔː^rhəʊl] n → trou m de sonde

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

borehole

n → Bohrloch nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

borehole

[ˈbɔːˌhəʊl] n → foro di trivellazione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bore¹

(boː) verb

to make (a hole etc in something). They bored a tunnel under the sea.

noun

the size of the hollow barrel of a gun.

ˈborehole noun

a hole made by boring, especially to find oil etc.

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References in periodicals archive

"The perimeter wall will be built at an additional cost of Sh50 million whereas the borehole will be constructed at a cost of Sh5 million," he said.

Fishmongers, M-Pesa agents to get stalls in Gikomba

Currently, there is only one borehole giving water and just two weeks back I was informed the borehole is drying up,' he stressed.

Water relief on the horizon for Katjinakatji residents

'Out of 30 days in a month, the borehole is operated for 20 days.

No challenge of water shortage in Bray/Hereford

class="font-size--16 MsoNormalShe explained that approval to dig a borehole is granted by Warma and Nema, which ask for ownership documents such as the LR number and title deed for the location.

Nairobi MCAs want illegal boreholes closed, drilling controlled

'Worse off, the borehole that people drill is not deep enough.

Why Nigeria Is Still Grappling With Providing Water For All

"The boreholes will be drilled to industry best practice, with steel casing installed to isolate the borehole from the shallow ground, ensuring that any existing surface contamination will not migrate to the groundwater and contaminate the water table." Elton Parish Council raised fears over the marking of fluids with chemicals or radioactive nuclides to enable tracking through the subsurface.

Scientists respond to energy centre worries; Council lists location, traffic and pollution among its concerns

Elton Parish Council says: "There is a potential detrimental environmental impact to both flora, fauna and wildlife due to the number of access roads that will be needed to reach and maintain borehole drilling sites on the marshes."

Scientists behind Elton energy research centre tackle community concerns; British Geological Survey plans government-funded UK Geoenergy Observatory at Ince Marshes

Driller drills borehole to proper depth on the drill steel.

Controlling the Floor: Using Modern Blasting Techniques to Solve the Problem of Toes and Elevated Floors After a Blast

The research presents a new technique for the calculation of the thermal parameters using the particle swarm optimization algorithm and testing the validity of borehole heat transfer analytical algorithms.

Estimation of the vertical borehole thermal parameters based on the evolution algorithm using temperature response functions/Soojuspuuraugu termiliste parameetrite hindamine evolutsiooni algoritmiga, kasutades soojusjuhtivustesti andmeid

The child, identified as Adeeb, fell into the borehole while playing.

Rescue teams recover child from 50-foot deep borehole

According to locals, the ground was drilled on Monday to install a tubewell pipe to get water in the village, but the borehole was left without a lid.

Child recovered safe from 50-foot deep borehole

The borehole is to supply water to a health center which provides health care to over 9,000 residents from 32 communities, as well as water to the people.

Otrokper residents taste potable water for first time

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