drilling hole

collocation in English

meaningsofdrillandhole

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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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hole
noun[C]
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through ...
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(Definition ofdrillandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The gas eruption is eventually stopped by a cement injection from a newdrillinghole.
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The gas eruption was eventually stopped by a cement injection from a newdrillinghole.
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The deeper thedrillingholeand the greater the pipeline resistance, the higher the pressure needed.
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Drilling holes into the casing of a plastic mine.
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They provide open ventilation to the atmosphere bydrillinghole(s) in the glass and/or spacer.
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One of the most sophisticated tools was a 25 mm diameter twist drill bit, perfect fordrillingholefor treenails.
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With the changes ofdrillingholediameter and depth, it requires that the displacement of the pump can be adjusted accordingly.
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The idea of drilling holes 3,000 feet into the earth's crust to drop into them overalls and gloves from hospital laboratories seems a touch extravagant.
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I understand he was on some staging for the purpose of drilling holes in a window-frame and fell off the staging.
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Eventually, this water reached the surface and formed springs of contaminated water at the site of the exploratory drilling holes.
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An advantage of dynamite was that it could be cylinder-shaped for insertion into the drilling holes used for mining and tunneling.
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Obelisks made out of softer rock (i.e. sandstone) were extracted from the bedrock by first drilling holes in the rock and then driving in wooden spikes.
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