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perforations

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perforations [‚pər·fə′rā·shənz]
(graphic arts)
Small rectangular sprocket holes along the edge of film.
(petroleum engineering)
Downwell holes made in well tubing, usually by shot-and-explosive or shaped-charge techniques; used for oil or gas production from desired horizons, or for injection of acidizing or fracturing fluids into the formation at predetermined depths.


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They got through the door and clambered with some difficulty up the nearly vertical passage, holding on desperately with toes and finger-tips, to the ventilating perforations in its floor.
 
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