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rock drill::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bore bit, borer, stone drill |
| Type of | drill |
| Has types | cross bit, star drill, straight-fluted drill, straight flute |
Examples of rock drill
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Rock-drill operators, who have been at the centre of the industrial action, will get just over 11,000 rand a month.
From the economist.com
The generator will be used to charge 36-volt rock-drill batteries, laptops, GPS equipment, camera batteries and satellite phones.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
It has now been confirmed that the Lonmin rock drill operators actually earn around R10,000 per month before bonuses and around R11,000 including bonuses.
From the economist.com
To carve a tunnel, one worker holds a rock drill on granite, then two other workers swing eighteen-pound sledgehammers to chisel a hole.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is used to drill rock and break up concrete pavement, among other applications.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rock-drill machine operators resented the narrowing of the pay differential between themselves and less skilled workers who had been moved into higher wage brackets.
From the time.com
Drill past 3,000 metres of rock and you will hit a layer of salt 2,140m thick.
From the economist.com
One way to achieve the first goal is to use a rock coring drill that has a pipe tipped with diamond bits.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Since then, it has been on the move, scooping up soil and hunting for its first rock to drill into.
From the sacbee.com
