power drill

collocation in English

meaningsofpoweranddrill

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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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(Definition ofpoweranddrillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpower drill

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He gives the example of having a conversation while apowerdrillmakes a racket outside the window.
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It is not logical to be able to buy apowerdrillbut not a suit of clothing.
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Their key advantage over regular brace bits andpowerdrillbits is that the angle of the hole can be adjusted.
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It features the sound of a white-noise believed to be either apowerdrillor possibly a vacuum cleaner.
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Apowerdrilland a handgun were used.
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With a variable-speed handheldpowerdrill, the trigger is best squeezed lightly to yield a low spindle speed.
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He has also been noted for sometimes playing his guitar with apowerdrill.
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Some performers have even gone so far as to use apowerdrill.
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The angle grinder has large bearings to counter side forces generated during cutting, unlike apowerdrill, where the force is axial.
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When they finally notice her, one uses apowerdrillto create a hole in the door and harass her, ultimately scaring her off.
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They should never be used with apowerdrillof any kind.
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Max burns the paper with the number and blithely performs an impromptu trepanning on himself in the right cerebral hemisphere with apowerdrill.
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The condition of the lungs known as anthracosis is not specifically related to the use of power drills.
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Clearly, power drills and similar items which could cause dreadful injury are simply not subject to the same kind of control.
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Dorothy-1 is equipped with a pair of claws on each arm from which long metallic tentacles and power drills extend.
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He is known for his use of unusual instruments, most notably using electric power drills on his guitar and playing the typewriter and a giant clothes peg percussively.
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