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Definition of Drilling

1. Noun. The act of drilling.

2. Noun. The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.

Definition of Drilling

1. n. The act of piercing with a drill.

2. n. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.

3. n. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.

Definition of Drilling

1. Verb. (present participle of drill) ¹

2. Noun. Act of drilling. ¹

3. Noun. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill. ¹

4. Noun. A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Drilling

1. a heavy twilled cotton fabric [n -S]

Medical Definition of Drilling

1. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drilling

drill sergeant drill sergeants drill site drill steel drillabilities drillability drillable drillbit drillbits drillcore

drillcores drilled driller drillers drillground drilling (current term) drilling bit drilling fluid drilling mud drilling pipe

drilling platform drilling rig drillings drillmaster drillmasters drillproof drills drillship drillships drillstock

Literary usage of Drilling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"The American system of cable- tool drilling has perhaps had the widest application; ... These differences in drilling procedure, which rest ultimately on ..."

2. Petroleum: A Treatise on the Geographical Distribution and Geological by Sir Boverton Redwood (1896)
"Speed and Cost of drilling—Leases.—The rate of drilling in the Ustrzyki ... A clause compelling the lessee to commence drilling within six months from the ..."

3. Mining Engineers' Handbook by Robert Peele (1918)
"drilling Alluvium in Siberia. RE Smith and HG Bann. Afin Mat, Jul 3. ... Methods and Cost of Operating Well-drilling Machines in Prospecting for С WG Weber. ..."

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