shothole

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noun

A hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.

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Meanings

nounshothole (plural shotholes)

plural shotholes

  1. drillingA hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.

Origin

From shot + hole.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

holeshot
Cite this entry
APA

shothole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shothole

MLA

“shothole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shothole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shothole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shothole.

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