boring machine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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To get to the boring machine we are driven for an hour in a buggy in the tunnel.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
Drilling was also paused on Wednesday after the boring machine hit a metal girder, causing some damage to its blades and a six-hour delay as rescuers worked to clear the obstacle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
This round metal device, a custom-made tunnel boring machine that’s decorated with colorful handprints, was lowered into a 138-foot shaft weeks ago and is now preparing to dig a two-mile sewer tunnel in Alexandria.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
It was one of the nation’s most ambitious urban tunneling projects, but also became known for a breakdown in the tunnel boring machine that caused a long delay.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2021
In a boring machine it is of the utmost consequence that the bar shall be as free from vibration as possible, while lost motion, or looseness from wear, is especially to be avoided.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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