Downhole
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Located in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea.
"In the work over, part of the new "string" was a down-hole titanium gauge."
Example
More examples"In the work over, part of the new "string" was a down-hole titanium gauge."
Etymology
From down- + hole.
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