Usually means: Pre-drilled hole for screws.
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  1. pilot hole: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. pilot-hole, pilot hole: Wiktionary
  3. Pilot hole: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. pilot hole: Encyclopedia

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  2. Woodworking Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Pilot hole: Construction Glossary

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▸ noun:  A narrow hole drilled or punched into a surface, to facilitate the insertion of a wider screw, nail, drill bit, or other boring tool.

Similar:
pilot-hole, drillhole, pilot, pin drill, pilot nut, pocket-hole, punch, hole punch, holepunch, center punch, more...

Opposite:
final hole, receiving hole, anchor hole

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Similar:
pilot-hole, drillhole, pilot, pin drill, pilot nut, pocket-hole, punch, hole punch, holepunch, center punch, more...

Opposite:
final hole, receiving hole, anchor hole



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