wellhole

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noun

The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.

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Meanings

nounwellhole (plural wellholes)

plural wellholes

  1. The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
  2. The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.

    well-holes of the stairs and chimney

    1846, W. M. Buchanan, The Dictionary of Science and Technical Terms Used in Philosophy, Literature...
  3. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes.

Origin

From well + hole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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