drill press
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Drill press — A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drill press — drill′ press n. bui mac a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle • Etymology: 1860–65, amer … From formal English to slang
drill press — n. a machine tool for drilling holes in metal, etc … English World dictionary
drill-press — drilling machine, drilling lathe or drillˈ press noun A machine for boring with a drill or drills • • • Main Entry: ↑drill drill press see ↑drilling machine above. • • • Main Entry: ↑drill … Useful english dictionary
drill press — noun a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever • Hypernyms: ↑machine tool • Part Meronyms: ↑electric drill * * * noun : an upright drilling machine the drill of… … Useful english dictionary
drill press — a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * or drilling machine Machine tool for producing holes in hard substances. The drill is held in a rotating spindle and is fed into the workpiece, which is usually clamped… … Universalium
drill press — noun A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole … Wiktionary
drill press — /ˈdrɪl prɛs/ (say dril pres) noun a machine tool for boring holes with a drill or drills …
drill press — A nonportable machine used for drilling … Dictionary of automotive terms
Drill — Drill, n. 1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
