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adj
Located in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: oil industry
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History
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English downhole From down- + hole.
