glory hole

• مصطلح متعدد المعاني: في التعدين يشير إلى حفرة أو تجويف ضحل؛ وفي السباكة إلى فتحة يمكن الوصول إليها للأنابيب؛ وفي السياق غير الرسمي قد يدل على فتحة أو ممر صغير. كما له معنى عامي خاص في السياق الجنسي للبالغين.

A term with multiple meanings: in mining, it refers to a shallow excavation or opening; in plumbing, it describes an access hole for pipes; in informal contexts, it can refer to a small opening or passage. The term also has a specific slang meaning in adult contexts.

1. Sexual contextC2slang

   A hole in a partition, typically in a public restroom or adult venue, used for anonymous sexual encounters.

   سياق جنسي

   • The police raided the club and found several glory holes in the stalls.
   • He described the glory hole as a feature of certain adult establishments.
   • The term 'glory hole' is often associated with anonymous sexual activities.

2. Industrial or mining termC2formal

   An opening in a furnace or a mining shaft used for accessing materials or for ventilation.

   فتحة تقنية

   • The workers used a glory hole to extract ore from the mine.
   • In glassblowing, a glory hole is a furnace used to reheat glass.
   • The mining operation relied on a glory hole for efficient extraction.