post hole

Thân thiện

A worker digs a post hole for a new wooden fence.

Definition

Noun: A hole that is dug in the ground, specifically intended to hold a fence post or similar upright structural support in place.

Usage

This term is used primarily in construction, agriculture, and landscaping contexts to describe the prepared cavity for setting a post. It refers to the hole itself, not the act of digging it or the post placed within it.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Before setting the fence, you must first dig the post holes at regular intervals.
  • The stability of the entire structure depends on the depth and width of each post hole.
  • They filled the post hole with concrete to secure the wooden post.

Advanced Usage

• "to dig a post hole": This is the standard phrase for the action of creating the hole.
  • It took all morning to dig the post holes for the new deck.

Variants and Related Words

• Posthole (noun): A common alternative spelling, written as one word.
  • The contractor marked the locations for the postholes.

Synonyms

• Post pit: A less common synonym with the same meaning.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post

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