BOREHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

borehole

noun

Definition of borehole

as in excavation

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Recent Examples of borehole 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 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

Noun

The former approach builds geological repositories by blasting and digging massive underground tunnels, shafts, and caverns.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of cavern

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

Officials haven’t determined how the sinkhole was formed, but it was likely caused by the unusually strong Hurricane Marie that battered California in early September.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
In October, Cage secured four permits to repair the damage caused by the sinkhole.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of sinkhole

Noun

The interests and activities of these two powers in the Red Sea basin and Yemen were substantially intensified by the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the reemergence of the Red Sea route as the preferred passage between Europe and East Asia.

— Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
Decisions already have been made to divvy up water in the Colorado River basin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

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