bore holes
Drilled cylindrical cavities
Bore holes are cylindrical shafts drilled into the ground or other material, typically for extracting water, oil, or geological samples, or for installing pipes and cables.
The term appears as two words or as the single word borehole: Engineers drilled bore holes to test soil stability.
To bore holes is simply to drill them.
- drillHole-boring device
- drill bitRotating hole-cutting attachment
- perforateMake holes through
- pierceMake hole through
- excavateRemove earth systematically
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