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borehole
/ˈbɔːhəʊl/
noun
odwiert
Also
otwór wiertniczy(m)
Definition
A deep, narrow hole made in the ground, especially to locate water or oil.
Examples
They drilled a borehole to extract water.
Wykonali odwiert, aby wydobyć wodę.
Geologists are studying rock samples from the borehole.
Geolodzy badają próbki skał z otworu wiertniczego.
Collocations
drill a boreholedeep boreholegeothermal borehole
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