whipstock

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Noun
  • The Fire Department also responded to the call and said that the woman fell at least 50 feet down a shaft at a hydroelectric plant.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Archaeologists investigated and realized the newfound shaft was just part of a larger structure, most likely built as an escape tunnel during WWI.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But, not every talented college player heard their name called, and there is an impressive crop of undrafted free agents this year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • This was not a good crop of quarterbacks, and next year’s is, meaning Ewers’ stock probably wouldn’t get higher.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Whipstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipstock. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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