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pinhole

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pin·hole  (pnhl)
n.
A tiny puncture made by or as if by a pin.
pinhole [ˈpɪnˌhəʊl]
n
1. a small hole made with or as if with a pin
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) Archery the exact centre of an archery target, in the middle of the gold zone
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pinhole - a small puncture that might have been made by a pinpinhole - a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object
Translations
pinhole [ˈpɪnhəʊl]
A. N → agujero m de alfiler
B. CPD pinhole camera N → cámara f de agujero de alfiler
pinhole [ˈpɪnhəʊl] n → trou m d'épingle
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Again and again I went carefully over every square inch of its surface, but the most that I could find was a tiny pinhole a little above and to the right of the door's center--a pinhole that seemed only an accident of manufacture or an imperfection of material.
Warlord of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Little Toomai turned, rustling in the fodder, and watched the curve of his big back against half the stars in heaven, and while he watched he heard, so far away that it sounded no more than a pinhole of noise pricked through the stillness, the "hoot-toot" of a wild elephant.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
 
 
 
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