Definition of Shot hole

1. Noun. Drill hole for a charge of an explosive.

Generic synonyms: Bore, Bore-hole, Drill Hole

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shot Hole

shot
shot-clog
shot-clogs
shot-feel
shot-gun
shot-guns
shot-putter
shot-putting
shot-silk phenomenon
shot-silk reflex
shot-silk retina
shot hole (current term)
shot in the arm
shot in the dark
shot metal
shot on goal
shot one's load
shot put
shot putter
shot rock
shot through
shot to nothing
shot tower
shotcrete
shotcretes
shote

Literary usage of Shot hole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"STEWART, FC, and EUSTACE, HJ Shot-Hole Fungus on Cherry Fruit Pedicels. ... The Japanese plums, on F1G 1fa- SHOT.HOLE DISEASE or CHOKE the other hand, ..."

2. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"STEWART, FC, and EUSTACE, HJ Shot-Hole Fungus on Cherry Fruit Pedicels. ... The Japanese plums, on FJG j62 SHOT.HOLE DISEASE OF CHOKE the other hand, ..."

3. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1888)
"I fear the St. Ambroise will be a shy bearer—more shy than the Moorpark. THE SHOT-HOLE FUNGUS. The following letter was read: ..."

4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"It sometimes occurred that a cartridge of explosive that had deteriorated found its way into a shot- hole. Ordinarily the shot-firer may readily detect such ..."

5. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1896)
"The head of shell remained in the shot hole, the point and 3 inches of ogive being ... The diameter of the shot hole was 13.75 inches, and the diameter of ..."

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