borehole
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɔː.həʊl/us/ˈbɔːr.hoʊl/adeepholemade in thegroundwhenlookingforoil,gas, orwater:
(为寻找石油、天然气或水而钻的)钻井,钻孔We mustsinka borehole so thatpeoplewill havewater.为了让大家有水吃,我们必须掘井。
Theyobtainedinformationabout therockbydrillingboreholes.他们通过钻孔获知了关于岩石的情况。
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- anti-mine
- banksman
- biomining
- coal
- coal miner
- coal mining
- coalface
- coalfield
- excavator
- extract
- extractive
- mineral
- oilman
- OPEC
- petrodollar
- pithead
- prospect
- shaft
- strip mining
- workings