drill pipe


noun
  1. (in oil-well drilling or the like) any of several coupled tubes for rotating the bit and supplying drilling mud.

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How to use drill pipe in a sentence

  • A cheap pump is then attached to the upper end of the drill pipe and serves to raise the water.

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