whipstocks

plural of whipstock

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Noun
  • At scale, lower fertilizer use means lower yields of staple crops.
    John W.H. Denton AO, Fortune, 6 June 2026
  • This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Unlike other methods for sinking deep shafts, Gangtie Jiliang is built specifically to tackle hard rock.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Whipstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipstocks. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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