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bolthole

[′bōlt‚hōl]
(mining engineering)
A short, narrow opening made to connect the main working with the airhead or ventilating drift of a coal mine. Also known as bolt.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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