Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
drill , 1.
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Examples
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Earlier this week, two Greenpeace activists were arrested under the rig, hanging just a few meters from the drill-bit and preventing Cairn from starting drilling for four days.
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At Dover Corp., about a quarter of annual revenue comes from the oil and gas industry, where rising demand for equipment such as drill-bit parts buoys results.
Oil price at $110 may trigger pain U.S. CEOs weathered at $100 2011
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"It's very solid rock," said Brandon Fisher, president of the U.S. company that provided the drill-bit technology for the hole, Center Rock Inc., of Berlin, Pa.
Engineers Ready Chile Mine Shaft for Rescue Effort Matt Moffett 2010
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The group has enough food and water to stay for 10 days in the pod, hanging a few meters from the drill-bit that would be used to strike oil, Greenpeace said.
Greenpeace Activists Climb Oil Rig Off Greenland Associated Press 2011
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Louis King, managing director of Australian Mine Rescue Consultants, said the Plan B rig and drill-bit combination is pretty potent, "like a hammer drill on steroids."
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The drill-bit only has to be off a few inches to miss.
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Smith's strength is drill-bit technology, which complements Schlumberger's broad exploration focus.
After Striking Oil, Time to Dial Down? James B. Stewart 2010
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Smith's strength is drill-bit technology, which complements Schlumberger's broad exploration focus.
After Striking Oil, Time to Dial Down? James B. Stewart 2010
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Smith's strength is drill-bit technology, which complements Schlumberger's broad exploration focus.
After Striking Oil, Time to Dial Down? James B. Stewart 2010
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I think Maurice might have an extension drill-bit that might reach, for exactly the same purposes.
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