BOREHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

borehole

noun

Definition of borehole

as in excavation

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Recent Examples of borehole The project considered its Universal Canister System in both horizontal and vertical borehole configurations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 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

Stride of the apex predator Modern technology bridged the gap between field excavation and global analysis.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could be seen lodged beneath the wheels of a truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of excavation

Noun

But with campaigns romanticizing the British countryside and a new mini exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum honoring one of its greatest hallmarks, the trusty trench, Burberry is fully owning its history.

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
The shape appears on leather bombers, trench hybrids and wool coats.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of trench

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Another prominent impact crater is Copernicus, located slightly northwest of the center of the moon's Earth-facing hemisphere.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Murphy warned that once the backlog clears, Golden Week factory shutdowns will crater demand just as capacity freed by vessels returning to the faster Suez Canal routing on the back-haul flood the market.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of crater

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Salt caverns present severe geographical constraints, while aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon fields lack demonstrated, long-term containment integrity for hydrogen gas.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
After lingering over spaghetti alle vongole at Ristorante Lido Azzurro, which hovers over the sea near Amalfi’s harbor, zip around the coast to sea caverns and grottos, pausing for dips in secluded spots away from the crowds.

— Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cavern

Noun

But the detail about the cave had not appeared in the police report, because Rachelle had not been interviewed directly by investigators after she was evacuated.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Michael does have a nice moment with Joe in this man wine cave about Joe standing up for him at the round table, and they hug.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 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 sheriff’s office shut down traffic on a road in north Miami-Dade County on Wednesday morning because of a sinkhole, the agency said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Fear is exactly what was struck in some Malibu residents since early Tuesday, when the sinkhole opened up in front of a beachside property owned by actor Nicolas Cage.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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