: a hole bored or drilled in the earth: such as
a
: an exploratory well
b
chiefly British
: a small-diameter well drilled especially to obtain water
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The slow movement of Earth’s mantle would eventually cause a borehole to bend and collapse.
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Andrew Gase, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
The bad news is that drilling to such depths – sometimes beyond the world-record 12 km (7.5 mile) depth of the Kola borehole – is currently beyond the cutting edge of engineering, although there are some very promising projects that could solve this issue in relatively short order.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
The metal casing that the drillers left behind still sticks up out of the snow, even though the borehole beneath it has collapsed.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
State officials have said that the first facilities to divert water in the Strawberry Creek watershed were built in 1929, and the system expanded over the years as additional boreholes were drilled into the mountainside.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Gase, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
The bad news is that drilling to such depths – sometimes beyond the world-record 12 km (7.5 mile) depth of the Kola borehole – is currently beyond the cutting edge of engineering, although there are some very promising projects that could solve this issue in relatively short order.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
The metal casing that the drillers left behind still sticks up out of the snow, even though the borehole beneath it has collapsed.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
State officials have said that the first facilities to divert water in the Strawberry Creek watershed were built in 1929, and the system expanded over the years as additional boreholes were drilled into the mountainside.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Borehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borehole. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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