afvoerput

Definitions of afvoerput
  1. noun
    a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
    synonyms: put, waterput
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    types:
    oliebron
    a well that yields or has yielded oil
    type of:
    uitholling
    a hole in the ground made by excavating
  2. noun
    an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
    synonyms: put
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    type of:
    compartiment, coupé
    a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
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