Word Finder - drilling

definition

To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

example

Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.

synonyms

• bore
• excavate
• gouge

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To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

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They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.

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To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

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The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.

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To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

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The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.

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To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level

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Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.

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To hit or kick with a lot of power.

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To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.

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To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

synonyms

• plow
• poke
• root
• shaft

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To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

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To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

example

waters drilled through a sandy stratum

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To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

synonyms

• entice
• lead on
• lure

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To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

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Act of drilling.

For drilling the deeper wells, the derrick, on account of the length of the " string " of drilling tools, is usually at least 7 o ft.

The drilling tools are suspended by an untarred manila rope, 2 in.

The outward set of teeth drill the hole large enough to permit the drilling apparatus to descend freely, and the teeth set inwardly pare down the core to such a diameter as will admit of the body of the cutter passing over it without seizing.

The drilling of a well is commonly carried out under contract, the producer erecting the derrick and providing the engine and boiler while the drilling contractor finds the tools, and is Drill ing the responsible for accidents or failure to complete the well.

Although petroleum wells in Russia have not the depth of many of those in the United States, the disturbed character of the strata, with consequent liability to caving, and the occurrence of hard concretions, render drilling a lengthy and expensive Drilling in operation.

In conclusion it may be stated that the two systems of drilling for petroleum with which by far the largest amount of work has been, and is being done, are the American or rope Comparison system, and the Canadian or rod system.

At this period the supply of the raw material was insufficient to admit of any important development in the industry, and before the drilling of artesian wells for petroleum was initiated by Drake the " coal-oil " or shale-oil industry had assumed considerable proportions in the United States.

The increased mortality seems to be due to the general tendency toward forced speed in development work, which is secured by rapid drilling, and by an increase in the number of machine drills used in a single working-place.

The horse-drawn hoe is steered by means of handles in the rear, but its successful working depends on accurate drilling of the seed, because unless the rows are parallel the roots of the plants are liable to be cut and the foliage injured.

It is evident that accurate knowledge of the character and structure of the rock-formations in petroliferous territories is of the greatest importance in enabling the expert to select favourable sites for drilling operations; hence on well-conducted petroleumproperties it is now customary to note the character and thickness of the strata perforated by the drill, so that a complete section may be prepared from the recorded data.

After a month's vigorous drilling Hicks led 5000 of his men against an equal force of dervishes in Sennar, whom he defeated, and cleared the country between the towns of Sennar and Khartum of rebels.

It was the year before the rebellion of 1837; the condition of the whole country was very unsettled; and it seemed well-nigh impossible to reconcile differences arising from racial and political antagonisms. During the rebellion young Macdonald volunteered for active service, but his military career never went farther than drilling and marching.

Circular nodal lines unaccompanied by intersecting lines cannot be produced in the manner described; but may be got either by drilling a small hole through the centre, and drawing a horse-hair along its edge to bring out the note, or by attaching a long thin elastic rod to the centre of the plate, at right angles to it, holding the rod by the.

In drilling for some of the first oil wells gas escaped, and in a few instances this was used as a fuel for generating steam in the boilers of the drilling-engines.

A drill pilot bushing comes with the kit to make drilling easier.

While this is a fairly non-invasive procedure, many purists recoil from the idea of drilling anything into their guitar.

The leading features of Tull's husbandry are his practice of laying the land into narrow ridges of 5 or 6 ft., and upon the middle of these drilling one, two, or three rows, distant from one another about 7 in.

The drilling of petroleum wells is carried on by individuals or companies, either on lands owned by them, or on properties whose owners grant leases, usually on condition that a certain number of wells shall be sunk within a stated period, and that a portion of the oil obtained (usually from one-tenth to one-fourth) shall be appropriated as royalty to the lessor.

The band-wheel communicates motion to the walking-beam, while drilling is in progress, through the crank and a connectingrod known as the pitman; to the bull-wheels, while the tools are being raised, by the bull-rope; and to the sand-pump reel, by a friction pulley, while the sand-pump is being used.

In readiness for a fracture of the drilling tools or of the cable, special appliances known as fishing tools are provided.

The Davis calyx drill has also been employed for petroleum drilling.

In the metal mines of Cornwall and Devon special rules are now in force requiring the use of water in drilling, and other precautions, to lessen this danger from dust.

Among, the city's manufactures are refined oil, Portland cement, vitrified brick and tile, glass, asphalt, ice, cigars, drilling machinery, and flour.

After the outbreak of the War of Independence he devoted himself chiefly to the enlisting and drilling of troops, and was chosen major of a regiment.

This park was once a national drilling ground, which was taken over by the municipality with a view to erecting upon it a new residential quarter, rendered necessary by the phenomenal growth of the city during the last twenty-five years of the 19th century.

The consummate hardness of the diamond, in spite of its high price, has made it most useful for purposes of grinding, polishing and drilling.

Diamonds are now employed not only for faceting precious stones, but also for cutting and drilling glass, porcelain, &c,; for fine engraving such as scales; in dentistry for drilling; as a turning tool for electric-light carbons, hard rubber, &c.; and occasionally for finishing accurate turning work such as the axle of a transit instrument.

Rock drilling is the most important industrial application; and for this, owing to its freedom from cleavage, the carbonado is more highly prized than diamond; it is broken into fragments about 3 carats in weight; and in 1905 the value of carbonado was no less than from £10 to £14 a carat.

A favorite way of indicating the eyes was by drilling two holes and inserting a white shell bead n each.

There had been some drilling in Clark county in 1865, and in 1904 this field was again worked at Westfield.

Work was carried out at various scales, from regional reconnaissance surveys or appraisal, to the drilling of a geochemical or geophysical anomaly.

The short descriptions of Work Programs shown here only reflect the drilling component and not, for instance, seismic data acquisition.

Techniques For Plastics Current methods for detecting residual stress in plastic moldings include birefringence, layer removal, hole drilling and chemical probe techniques.

Completion of the drilling operations will allow installation of the subsea pipeline bundle during December and January.

The fitting of the Powrtouch caravan mover to the caravan mover to the caravan does NOT require any welding or drilling of the chassis making fitting simple.

The EA team works alongside the drilling contractor, and makes decisions on site as work proceeds.

So whatever your drilling need, look no further than a Black & Decker® corded drill.

To do this holes are first drilled into the concrete using specialized drilling equipment.

Knowledge of the amount of drilling mud filtrate in your water has a number of uses.

Dry mines are filled by drilling down through the roof and pumping in liquid grout and allowing it to set.

In order to prevent the sand collapsing into the bore, Stent elected to use a high tech Polymer drilling fluid.

Test drilling in the area revealed evidence of an abundance of methane hydrate just waiting to burst free of its watery confines.

There is wide anticipation in the industry of a substantial increase in the worldwide demand for exploration drilling over the coming year.

Drilling is widely spaced at present but ground magnetics suggest no internal interruptions to the supergene blanket.

The fitting of the Powrtouch caravan mover to the caravan does NOT require any welding or drilling of the chassis making fitting simple.

There are no specific requirements for drilling rate etc for the seed we will be sent.

The gas network consists of collection points, storage depots, pipelines and the offshore drilling rigs.

Pile driving devices are normally part of a larger bespoke drilling rig that is utilized.

They have also used the machine for drilling turnips straight on to winter barley stubble.

Shorter rotations, earlier winter drilling, lower seed rates and less total inversion tillage inevitably mean growing pressures from the weed.