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Noun

glory hole ‎(plural glory holes)

1. (mining) A hole in a mineshaft where an orebody is mined upwards until it breaks through the surface into the open air.
2. (slang, sexual) A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect **** to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person.

   Glory holes are often found in public toilets and are likely to be used for gay male activities.

3. (slang) A military trench.
4. An excavation into the sea floor designed to protect the wellhead equipment installed at the surface of a petroleum well from icebergs or pack ice.
5. (glassblowing) A hole in the side of a furnace used to heat glass held on a metal rod
6. (slang, Scotland, and northern England) a deep built-in cupboard under the eaves or stairs of a house used for general storage, particularly of unrelated or unwanted items stored in some disorder
7. (slang, naval) In the merchant and Royal Navy:
   1. A generally untidy place.
   2. The stewards' mess on a passenger liner.
   3. The stokehold on a coal-burning tramp steamer.

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