"blasthole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blastholes [plural]
Etymology: blast + hole Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blast|hole}} blast + hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} blasthole (plural blastholes)
  1. The hole created by an explosion, for example, in mining.
    Sense id: en-blasthole-en-noun-8MZU7C1y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 3 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 2 5 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 79 8 13
  2. A hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters.
    Sense id: en-blasthole-en-noun-JwGzIJ1q
  3. The hole into which a blasting charge is inserted.
    Sense id: en-blasthole-en-noun-YXr8tR~D

Inflected forms

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