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单词 shothole
释义

shothole

[ shot-hohl ]
/ ˈʃɒtˌhoʊl /

noun

a hole drilled in rock, coal, ore, etc., to hold explosives used in blasting.

Origin of shothole

First recorded in 1870–75; shot1 + hole

Words nearby shothole

shot glass, shotgun, shotgun microphone, shotgun wedding, shot heard round the world, shothole, shot in the arm, shot in the dark, shot metal, shot noise, shot on goal

Definition for shothole (2 of 2)

shot hole

noun

a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury.

Origin of shot hole

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example sentences from the Web for shothole

  • Well, it looks like an old wornout picture of the wall beside my desk and the shothole as it appeared.

    Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for shothole

shot hole

noun

a drilled hole into which explosive is put for blasting
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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