drill bit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The company reached a maximum drilling speed of 95 feet an hour and a maximum distance of more than 3,000 feet on a single drill bit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
On Wednesday night, new equipment - a powerful horizontal drill with an augur or drill bit - was flown in by military aircraft in three parts and assembled at the accident site.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023
The drill bit cracked on impact, bringing the extraction of helium-3 to an immediate halt.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023
His father was a mechanical engineer who had designed or invented a new drill bit for oil drilling, a self-cleaning, self-sharpening bit.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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