glory hole

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glory hole

1. Informal a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects

2. Nautical another term for lazaretto

glory hole [′glȯ·rē ‚hōl]

(civil engineering)

A funnel-shaped, fixed-crest spillway.

(engineering)

A furnace for resoftening or fire polishing glass during working, or an entrance in such a furnace.

(mining engineering)

An opening formed by the removal of soft or broken ore through an underground passage.

(nucleonics)

beam hole

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