borewell
/ˈbɔːwel/noun
उच्चारण बॉवेल
बोरवेल, गहरा नलकूप
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a deep, narrow well made by drilling into the ground to reach underground water
बोरवेल, गहरा नलकूप
- The village depends on a single borewell for drinking water.
- A child fell into an open borewell and had to be rescued.
- The farmer dug a borewell because the river had dried up.
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- Water from the borewell was tested for fluoride.
- The authorities covered the borewell with a heavy lid.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a borewell (countable noun)
Borewell is a common Indian English word for a narrow well drilled deep into the ground for water. It is written as one word.
'Borewell' भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में आम शब्द है, जो पानी के लिए ज़मीन में गहराई तक खोदे गए संकरे कुएँ को बताता है। इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- Our farm depends on one borewell.
- Many farmers in Karnataka have dug a borewell.
dig / drill / sink a borewell
Use these verbs for making the well; 'dig' is common in speech, 'drill' in technical writing.
कुआँ बनाने के लिए इन क्रियाओं का प्रयोग होता है; बोलचाल में 'dig' और तकनीकी लेखन में 'drill' अधिक आम है।
- The panchayat drilled a borewell near the temple.
borewell + noun
As a modifier: borewell water, borewell motor, borewell pipe.
Modifier के रूप में: borewell water, borewell motor, borewell pipe।
- Borewell water is used for irrigation in the dry months.
the borewell has run dry / failed
These fixed expressions describe a well that no longer gives water.
ये fixed expressions उस कुएँ को बताते हैं जिसमें अब पानी नहीं आता।
- The borewell ran dry in April.
borewell vs open well
A borewell is narrow and drilled by machine, while an open well is wide and dug by hand; do not treat them as the same.
Borewell संकरा होता है और मशीन से खोदा जाता है, जबकि open well चौड़ा होता है और हाथ से खोदा जाता है; दोनों को एक न समझें।
- The old open well dried up, so they drilled a borewell.
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verb + borewell
digdrillinstalldeepenrechargecover
- Farmers have deepened the borewell twice in five years.
adjective + borewell
deepdryprivatefailedopen
- Rescue teams worked all night at the open borewell.
borewell + noun
watermotorpumppipeowner
- The borewell motor stopped working during the power cut.
borewell + verb
dries upyields watercollapsesgets recharged
- After the monsoon, the borewell gets recharged.
borewell + for
irrigationdrinking waterhousehold usethe farm
- The borewell for irrigation was installed by the cooperative society.
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- Radhika's grandfather dug a borewell behind the house in 1998.
राधिका के दादाजी ने 1998 में घर के पीछे एक बोरवेल खुदवाया था।
- The falling water table has made many borewells useless.
घटते भूजल स्तर ने कई बोरवेल बेकार कर दिए हैं।
- Open borewells are a danger to playing children.
खुले बोरवेल खेलते बच्चों के लिए खतरा हैं।
- The society uses borewell water for gardening only.
सोसायटी बोरवेल का पानी केवल बागवानी के लिए उपयोग करती है।
- Rainwater harvesting can recharge a dying borewell.
वर्षा जल संचयन से सूखते बोरवेल को फिर से भरा जा सकता है।
- A depth of 400 feet is common for a borewell in dry districts.
सूखे ज़िलों में बोरवेल के लिए 400 फुट की गहराई आम है।
- The farmer switched on the borewell motor at dawn.
किसान ने सुबह-सुबह बोरवेल की मोटर चालू की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The borewell are very deep.
✓ The borewell is very deep.
A singular subject needs a singular verb.
एकवचन कर्ता के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
✗ They have dug a bore well in the village.
✓ They have dug a borewell in the village.
Borewell is normally written as one word.
'Borewell' सामान्यतः एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।