boring machine

collocation in English

meaningsofboringandmachine

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boring
adjective
uk
/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/us
/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/
not interesting ...
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machine
noun[C]
uk
/məˈʃiːn/us
/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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(Definition ofboringandmachinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example: it is indeed appropriate that the axial transport of slurry back along the circumference of a tunnelboringmachineshould be accompanied by rotation of the outer surface.
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I hope that this will apply also to theboringmachine.
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They will include new trades (electrical fitting, electronic wiring and circuit testing, andboringmachine setting/operating) and some modernised courses in existing trades.
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Plant cannot be put up everywhere, and there ought to be no lathe orboringmachinein any factory unless it is fully employed.
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They watched theboringmachineat work.
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It was estimated that the tunnel would cost £40 million and the figure could be reduced to between £20 million and £25 million if only one tunnelboringmachinewere used.
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Space around the tunnel was so constrained that, after completing the first tube, the tunnelboringmachinehad to be dismantled inside the tube.
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Hisboringmachinehas been called the first machine tool.
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Most of the line is underground and built using the cut-and-cover method, with some sections built using a tunnelboringmachine.
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For this he experimented with a steamboringmachine.
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Several hours work dismantling and removing theboringmachinefrom the escape tunnel were required before the final phase of the rescue commenced.
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As such, even though it cost less than using a tunnelboringmachine, the plan drew heavy criticism from area residents and businesses.
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It was originally anticipated to complete in 2015, but due to a damaged tunnelboringmachineit has been delayed.
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Construction began in the second half of 2007, and the tunnelboringmachinestarted to operate in 2009.
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A horizontalboringmachinehas its work spindle parallel to the ground and work table.
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For these he developed aboringmachine, which he later patented.
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There was local debate whether the tunnel should be built using a tunnelboringmachineor by drilling and blasting.
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The tunnel was buried deep to enable the use of a tunnelboringmachinethroughout the construction of the subway.
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