noun
Meaning 1
The hole produced when drilling an oil or gas well.
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Standard Lemma guide
wellbore
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Etymology
Etymology tree English well Proto-Indo-European *bherH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English wellbore From well + bore.