English Explanatory Dictionary

dry hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

dry hole dry holes
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