pinhole
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pin·hole

noun \-ˌhōl\

Definition of PINHOLE

: a small hole made by, for, or as if by a pin

Examples of PINHOLE

  1. The water was leaking through a pinhole in the pipe.
  2. <pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it>

First Known Use of PINHOLE

1612

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