shothole

shot·hole

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shot-hohl]
- /ˈʃɒtˌhoʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shot-hohl]
- /ˈʃɒtˌhoʊl/

Definitions of shothole word

noun shothole a hole drilled in rock, coal, ore, etc., to hold explosives used in blasting. 1
noun shothole drilled hole in to which explosive is put for blasting 0

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Origin of shothole

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; shot1 + hole

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Parts of speech for Shothole

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shothole

shothole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shothole usage trend in Literature

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