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drill press

noun

  1. a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.


drill press

noun

  1. a machine tool for boring holes, having a stand and work table with facilities for lowering the tool to the workpiece
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of drill press1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Example Sentences

And in the locomotive shops I found women working on drill-press machines with ease and skill.

A power drill press, or a portable electric drill will save time and labor in drilling off the terminals and connectors.

To break the seal, a hollow reamer or facing tool, fitted into a drill press or breast drill, is slipped over the post.

The drill press is used to bore holes into the copper or silver when you wish to rivet or saw.

Holes are bored through these punch marks, with the drill press and a 1⁄16-in.

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