Mohole

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hole drilled through the Earth's crust into the Mohorovičić discontinuity, part of a scientific project of the 1960s.

Etymology

Blend of Mohorovičić discontinuity + hole.

Related phrases

mohorovičić discontinuity

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