BOREHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

borehole

noun

Definition of borehole

as in excavation

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Recent Examples of borehole The system generates high-power electromagnetic waves that can ablate, or vaporize, rock as a borehole advances. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 These systems are not new; lots of buildings use this borehole technology, notably in Europe and Canada, though some use it just to drain heat into the ground without actively trying to pull it back later on. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 After half a mile, extremely salty radioactive water started flowing out of the borehole. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 What The Other 100% Looks Like In a place called Kelelwa, Kenya, our organization rehabilitated a colonial-era borehole and powered it with an electric pump. — Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for borehole

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Noun

The vessel sank during the Song dynasty, and its excavation revealed evidence of extensive maritime trade.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
The remains were discovered during excavation for construction, according to university officials.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of excavation

Noun

The roadway was left shattered and burning wreckage dotted the crater, video from CNN affiliate WPBF showed.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Still, within Newsom’s announcement today lies some pretty shiny baubles for an ailing West Coast industry that has seen production crater and over 50,000 jobs directly lost over the past six years.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of crater

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned that drawing the reserve down too far could damage the salt caverns where the oil is stored.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
While many have described the halls of the Colorado Convention Center as windowless caverns, Levitt Pavilion will offer more of a music festival vibe — and an atmosphere much more akin to other Colorado beer festivals.

— Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cavern

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Director Mauri Pelto said this year's survey shows the fastest average retreat since 1950 with the collapse of several large ice caves, which form as warm air circulates in retreating glaciers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
In the scene, Odysseus and his men enter a cave filled with cheese and sheep, only to discover it is the home of Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cave

Noun

One of the reasons the water hole has been so favored is because radio waves in this frequency range are not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
There were about 50 of them and they were strung out over a wide, grassy plain near a water hole.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of water hole

Noun

The findings come after a similar discovery last year in York, England, where a sinkhole in a city street exposed the remains of one of northern England's largest medieval hospitals.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
That's the question in Penn Hills, where a growing sinkhole is raising concerns at the busy coffee shop.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sinkhole

Noun

The first subterranean fish known to live in the Ganges basin was discovered after zoologists spotted it on TikTok and pumped it out of a borehole.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.

— Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

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