drilling

About 4.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act or process of drilling. Making holes in objects.
2. noun Making holes in objects.
3. noun Performing drills (exercises).
4. verb present participle and gerund of drill
5. noun A long firearm with three barrels (typically a mix of shotgun and rifle barrels).
6. noun A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

Similar words

boring oil production dig wellbore borehole excavation hole tunneling digging prospecting

Often followed by

and of in the a for is operations project

Word family

drillings