ScienceSeptember 3, 2026
borewell
BOR-well
Definition
A narrow hole or shaft drilled into the ground to access water from an underground aquifer.
Etymology
The word is a compound of 'bore', originating from the Old English 'borian' meaning to pierce or drill, and 'well', an Old English term for a water source or spring. It describes a well created by mechanical drilling rather than manual digging.
In the news
The article describes how the new species of fish was discovered after being accidentally pumped out of a borewell. Researchers later used these same borewells to manually pump water to locate and collect specimens of the eel.
TikTok tip-off leads to discovery of new species of blind eel from underground borewell in Bihar
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