单词 | dry hole |
释义 | dry hole[ drahy-hohl ] / ˈdraɪ ˈhoʊl / nounAlso called duster. any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable: After three consecutive dry holes, we were delirious when this site came through big for us. a failed business venture, especially one that began with expectations and promises of high profitability: How do we explain to our investors yet another dry hole from our video games division? Origin of dry holeAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85 Words nearby dry holedry freeze, dry gangrene, Drygas, dry goods, dry-gulch, dry hole, Dry Ice, drying, drying oil, drying-out, dry joint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dry holedry hole noun(in the oil industry) a well that is drilled but does not produce oil or gas in commercially worthwhile amounts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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