Mohole
[moh-hohl] /ˈmoʊˌhoʊl/
noun
1.
a hole bored through the earth’s crust into the region below the Mohorovičić discontinuity, for geological research.
/ˈməʊˌhəʊl/
noun
1.
an abandoned research project to drill through the earth’s crust down to the Mohorovičić discontinuity to obtain samples of mantle rocks
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