单词 | bore well |
释义 | > as lemmasbore well bore well n. now chiefly Indian English a deep vertical well drilled to provide access to water, esp. one that is relatively narrow and is equipped with a pump to draw the water to the surface. ΚΠ 1844 Hull Packet & E. Riding Times 7 June 8/2 Much of the water in use rose from a bore-well. 1886 Science 12 Feb. 149/2 The salt water associated with them [sc. the sands] makes the driving of bore-wells difficult. 1954 Times of India 19 July 9/8 An agriculturalist..was sinking a bore-well for irrigating his dry land. 1983 T. Winton Secrets in Meanjin 42 508 Philip had shown Kylie and her mother the round, galvanized tin cover of the bore well in the back of the yard. 2006 Independent 24 July 20/1 Soldiers in the northern state of Haryana [in India] rescued a child who had been wedged 18 metres down a bore well for more than 50 hours. < as lemmas |
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