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bore
aloft
bore aloft
Bore
[
bawr
,
bohr
]
Show IPA
/
bɔr
,
boʊr
/
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Bore
may refer to:
Bore (engine)
, the diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine
Bore (wind instruments)
, the interior chamber of a wind instrument
Bore (woreda)
, a district of Ethiopia that includes the town of Bore
Bore, Italy
Gauge (bore diameter)
, the diameter of the barrel of a firearm
Tidal bore
, a type of tidal wave
Bore Steamship Company
, a
ship company
The action of
boring
out a hole
A person who inspires
boredom
Bore, a concept associated with the
Dark One
in the
Wheel of Time
book series
See also
Boar
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