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Meaning of dry hole

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dry hole

noun

Definitions

  1. A hole drilled into the ground for oil or gas exploration which fails to yield enough oil or gas to justify the establishment of a well.

  2. Something that brings no success or profit; a dead loss.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dry%20hole

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