bore-hole

English Thesaurus

1. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	excavation,
definition	:	a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	shot hole,
definition	:	drill hole for a charge of an explosive (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	excavation, mining,
definition	:	the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act)

derivation	:	bore, drill,
definition	:	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bore, drill,
definition	:	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)