Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uphole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-hole
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Within the wellbore, towards the top of the hole.

Example Sentences

"calculations made uphole"
"The shale bed is uphole from the limestone reservoir."

Etymology

Etymology tree English up- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English uphole From up- + hole.

Questions

What does uphole mean?: Within the wellbore, towards the top of the hole.
Where does uphole come from?: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English uphole From up- + hole.

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