CORE DRILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does core drill mean? 

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

1. a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORE DRILL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("core 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))

Meronyms (parts of "core drill"):

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