Mohole
[ moh-hohl ]
/ ˈmoʊˌhoʊl /
noun
a hole bored through the earth's crust into the region below the Mohorovičić discontinuity, for geological research.
Origin of Mohole
British Dictionary definitions for mohole
Mohole
/ (ˈməʊˌhəʊl) /
noun
an abandoned research project to drill through the earth's crust down to the Mohorovičić discontinuity to obtain samples of mantle rocks
Word Origin for Mohole
C20: from
Moho (
rovičić ) +
hole . See
Mohorovičić discontinuity