Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 8 compound words that contain drilling. The most common are listed below. Open drilling in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- drilling rigAn oil rig.
- well drillingThe process of boring a hole deep into the ground for the purpose of extracting a natural resource, such as groundwater, brine, natural gas or crude oil.
- drilling fluidA fluid used to aid the drilling of boreholes, serving to provide hydrostatic pressure, to keep the drill bit cool and clean, and to suspend the drill cuttings.
- drilling fluidsplural of drilling fluid: A fluid used to aid the drilling of boreholes, serving to provide hydrostatic pressure, to keep the drill bit cool and clean, and to suspend the drill cuttings.
- drilling rigsplural of drilling rig: An oil rig.
- rope drillingA technique for boring holes by means of tools attached to a rope and alternately lifted and lowered.
- self-drillingself-tapping with a drill point
- drilling downpresent participle and gerund of drill down
- drilling hammerSynonym of lump hammer: A small sledgehammer, intended for single-handed use.
- drilling outpresent participle and gerund of drill out
- drilling throughpresent participle and gerund of drill through
- drilling uppresent participle and gerund of drill up
- match drillingpresent participle and gerund of match drill
- self-drilling screwA fastener similar to a self-tapping screw, which taps and drills its own hole during application.
- self-drilling screwsplural of self-drilling screw: A fastener similar to a self-tapping screw, which taps and drills its own hole during application.
Compound words 8
- antidrillingOpposing a commercial drilling operation.
- biodrillingThe formation of deep root channels that help soil structure
- nondrillingNot drilling.
- postdrillingAfter drilling.
- electrodrillingpresent participle and gerund of electrodrill
- mandrillingpresent participle and gerund of mandril
- predrillingpresent participle and gerund of predrill
- quadrillingpresent participle and gerund of quadrille