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STAR DRILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does star drill mean?
• STAR DRILL (noun)
The noun STAR DRILL has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: STAR DRILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("star drill" is a kind of...):
bore bit; borer; rock drill; stone drill (a drill for penetrating rock)
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