drill bit
Americannoun
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drill bits
plural
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In Quaise's case, Kelso says, "millimetre wave drilling is really what changes that because we're not using a physical drill bit."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
A last-minute switch to a drill bit typically used for rock allowed the team to complete the final 390 feet and reach the underlying material just before their equipment was scheduled to be removed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
Every time a drill bit wears out and has to be brought back to the surface—at the end of what can be more than a mile of drilling pipe—projects can lose an entire day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Their dispute was not about the facts, but about the law and the appropriate legal outcome: who should be responsible for the costs of repairing the drill bit, and why.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
One wall of the garage was studded with every imaginable size of screwdriver and drill bit, wrench head, and plenty of things I didn’t know the names of.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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