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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wellhole \Well"hole`\, n.
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Arch.)
        (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
        (b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a
            staircase.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in
        certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for
        other purposes. --W. M. Buchanan.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wellhole \Well"hole`\, n.
     1. (Arch.)
        (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
        (b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a
            staircase.
  
     2. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in
        certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for
        other purposes. --W. M. Buchanan.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wellhole
     n.
     1 The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
     2 The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wellhole
     n.
     1 The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
     2 The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wellhole
     n.
     1 The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
     2 The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wellhole
     n.
     1 The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
     2 The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wellhole /wˈɛlhəʊl/
  Bohrloch  [min.]
   see: wellholes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wellhole /wˈɛlhəʊl/
  Treppenloch , Treppenauge  [constr.]
        "wellhole of the cockle stairs"  - hohle Spindel der Wendeltreppe
   see: wellholes
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wellhole /wˈɛlhəʊl/
  1. merdiven için bırakılan boşluk
  2. kuyu.

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