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DRILL BIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drill bit mean? 

DRILL BIT (noun)
  The noun DRILL BIT has 1 sense:

1. a bit used in drilling for oilplay

  Familiarity information: DRILL BIT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRILL BIT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A bit used in drilling for oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drill bit; drilling bit

Hypernyms ("drill bit" is a kind of...):

bit (the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drill bit"):

core bit (a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core drill; allows core samples to be taken)

blade bit; fishtail bit (a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear)

rock bit; roller bit (a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers)


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