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drilling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boring, oil production |
| Type of | production |
| Derivation | drill |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boring |
| Type of | creating by removal |
| Derivation | drill |
Examples of drilling
drilling
It also failed to recognize steps already taken to make drilling safer, he said.
From the omaha.com
Noble started drilling the well four days before the Deepwater Horizon exploded.
From the thenewstribune.com
Other GOP lawmakers suggested the panel had an agenda to stop offshore drilling.
From the online.wsj.com
Petrobras, which started drilling offshore in 1968, has suffered accidents, too.
From the businessweek.com
As drilling is delayed, however, the effect on U.S. production starts to add up.
From the kansas.com
The drilling of the relief well's final 50 feet was supposed to begin this week.
From the latimes.com
Drilling that distance will take until the week of July 27, Suttles said Sunday.
From the sacbee.com
There are two measures of depth that are related to drilling these relief wells.
From the sacbee.com
Drilling through would risk provoking another collapse, crushing anything below.
From the post-gazette.com
- A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- Bore: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
- Train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- Exercise: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
- Learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a rotating cutting tool, usually a drill bit, used for drilling holes in various materials. The cutting tool is gripped by a chuck at one end of the drill and rotated while pressed against the target material. ...
- In agriculture and gardening, a drill is a shallow furrow in which seeds or bulbs are placed during seeding. ...
- Drill is the self-titled debut album by Drill, released on March 5, 1996. The lead singer, Lucia Cifarelli, went on to do vocals for MDFMK and KMFDM. The band broke up shortly after.
