Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. Present participle of drill.
- n. Act of drilling.
- n. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.
- n. A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The act of piercing with a drill.
- n. A training by repeated exercises.
- n. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.
- n. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. That which is worn off by a drill from the substance drilled.
- n. A twilled linen or cotton cloth, very stout, and used for waist-linings, summer trousers, etc. Also called drill and drills.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the act of drilling
- n. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Etymologies
Examples
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With the aggressive backing of the Bush administration, many members of Congress and the energy industry, at least a sixfold expansion in drilling is likely here in the coming decade.
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The definition drilling at both the east and west designed pit areas continues to intersect wide intervals of iron formation containing distinct zones of high-grade, coarse-grained, specular hematite-rich mineralization.
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Fred Brackebusch, President of New Jersey Mining commented, The definition drilling being conducted for the open pit resource is yielding results better than I expected based on Newmont's widely spaced reverse-circulation drilling done in 1988 and 1989.
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Horizontal drilling is another impressive breakthrough that allows us to get to oil and gas that was previously unattainable.
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Note that almost all the drilling is proposed for the coasts of red states.
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My cite also makes the point that Obama apparently believes that more drilling is fairly small potatoes – which other posters, somewhat more perspicacious than DTM have already grasped and made reference to.
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It is a wonderful example of a collective will to perform a near-miracle in drilling over 2000 feet through solid rock in a fragile area repeatedly cited for unsafe mining conditions.
Richard Walden: Chile is More Than 33 Miners -- The February 2010 Quake & Tsunami
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These operators know that drilling is not over in the Gulf of Mexico.
Peter Lehner: Drilling Moratorium Should Stay Until Panels Issue Their Safety Recommendations
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He said that he expected the industry to begin drilling again in the Gulf next year.
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In the Gulf of Mexico, while some operators have expressed frustration at the pace of permitting, Kirkland said its near-term drilling program was on track with two more deepwater rigs due to join its three already working there now.
chained_bear commented on the word drilling
A list of "Ideas for Creating American Jobs that are Better than the 735,000 Jobs Promised If Drilling is Allowed in the A.N.W.R." (Dated 2005.)
September 3, 2008