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单词 glory hole
释义

glory hole

noun

Nautical.
  1. the quarters on a ship that are occupied by the stewards or stokers.
  2. lazaretto (def. 3).
  3. any locker or enclosed space for loose gear.
Glassmaking. an auxiliary furnace for reheating glass that has cooled during offhand blowing.
Mining. drawhole.

Origin of glory hole

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby glory hole

gloriosa lily, glorious, Glorious Revolution, glory, glory box, glory hole, glory-of-the-snow, glory-of-the-sun, glory-pea, Glos, gloss
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Example sentences from the Web for glory hole

  • But when he fell out with old John Holman he–well, there was an explosion underground and the glory-hole stope caved in.

    Shadow Mountain|Dane Coolidge

  • In fact, he can live in a modern house with no back yard, no "glory-hole" whatever.

    Upon The Tree-Tops|Olive Thorne Miller

British Dictionary definitions for glory hole

glory hole

noun

informal a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects
nautical another term for lazaretto (def. 1)
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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