drilling equipment

collocation in English

meaningsofdrillandequipment

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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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equipment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/us
/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a ...
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(Definition ofdrillandequipmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The discovery of the laws of hydrostatics leads him to the idea of the artesian well, for which he also constructs the suitabledrillingequipment.
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With all this activity comes increased demand for ancillary oildrillingequipment, supply vessels, electronic equipment, helicopters, pipe, cement.
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The ocean drilling project is likely to lead to some opportunities for the development ofdrillingequipment, submersibles, sensors and other equipment which may be of wider application.
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We did not give the highly skilled work force sufficient time to change its skills from building vessels to building the most advanced technology in oil rigdrillingequipment.
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The ground around the hole caved in - swallowing all of thedrillingequipment.
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Equipment for such a method is also lightweight when drilling deep holes, compared to traditionaldrillingequipment.
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The charges are placed in a hole that is drilled with dedicateddrillingequipmentfor this purpose.
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The program uses heavydrillingequipmentmounted aboard ships to monitor and sample sub-seafloor environments.
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The ground around the hole caves in, swallowing all of thedrillingequipment.
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The company launched a number of new products including abutments,drillingequipmentand an instrument kit.
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The oildrillingequipmentitself is masked by tropical landscaping, architectural features and fake high-rise buildings in an attempt to improve their appearance from shore.
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Drillingequipmentwas brought in to locate a reliable source of water.
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These properties are exploited in the hulls of submersibles and deep-sea oildrillingequipment, where other types of foam would implode.
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The failure ofdrillingequipmentstopped progress at this borehole for about 18 hours.
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Builders are already on the site testing the ground withdrillingequipment.
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Three expeditions useddrillingequipmentto take core samples of the coral reef.
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Natural gas and petroleum condensate burst from the well, immediately exploding into flame, knocking over the massive drilling rig, destroying the trailer, and melting the nearbydrillingequipment.
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