STONE DRILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stone drill mean? 

• STONE DRILL (noun)
  The noun STONE DRILL has 1 sense:

1. a drill for penetrating rock

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• STONE DRILL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drill for penetrating rock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bore bit; borer; rock drill; stone drill

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

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))

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

cross bit (a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining)

star drill (a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows)

straight-fluted drill; straight flute (a rock drill with flutes that are straight)