blasthole (plural blastholes)
The hole created by an explosion, for example in mining.
A hole in the bottom of a pump through which water enters.
The hole into which a blasting charge is inserted
• boat shell
Source: Wiktionary
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
