Vocabulary Word
Word: perforate
Definition: pierce; put a hole through
Definition: pierce; put a hole through
Sentences Containing 'perforate'
``This one is built against the solid rock, and it would take ten experienced miners, duly furnished with the requisite tools, as many years to perforate it.
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