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"an exploratory operation" "exploratory reconnaissance" "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico" "exploratory talks between diplomats"adjectiveserving in or intended for exploration or discovery
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- bore a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- probe an exploratory action or expedition
- wildcat an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- wildcatter an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- moonwalk an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon
- unexploratory not exploratory
- nonexplorative not exploratory
- wildcat well an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- bore-hole a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- nonexploratory not exploratory