DRILLING BIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drilling bit mean? 

• DRILLING BIT (noun)
  The noun DRILLING BIT has 1 sense:

1. a bit used in drilling for oil

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRILLING 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 ("drilling 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 "drilling 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)