DRILLING FLUID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drilling fluid mean? 

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

1. a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRILLING FLUID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

drilling fluid; drilling mud

Hypernyms ("drilling fluid" is a kind of...):

lube; lubricant; lubricating substance; lubricator (a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery)