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drill bit

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noun

drill bits plural
  1. bit.


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The rock remained attached to the fixed sleeve surrounding the spinning drill bit.

From Science Daily • May 11, 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

“You've got New Zealand, Japan and Mexico all looking, but KMT is the closest one to getting drill bit in the ground,” she says.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

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

I held it and let the rake fall because I could see that there were flecks of red paint on the drill bit.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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