drill string

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noun

(on a drill rig) the assemblage of drill pipes that link the drill bit to the mechanism that imparts rotary or reciprocating motion.

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Origin of drill string

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby drill string

drill pipe, drill press, drill rig, drillship, drillstock, drill string, drill team, drill tower, drily, Drin, Drina

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How to use drill string in a sentence

Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.
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The plot was a string of anecdotes from the senseless shootings of friends that Brinsley knew.
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As I forced my exhausted body to exercise, I yelled at my legs like a drill sergeant, demanding five more minutes or one more set.
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For example, studies cited in the report have shown a higher incidence of birth defects for people living near drill sites.
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And the string of episodes that aired before that were gripping, noble, and simply entertaining to watch.
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Aristide replaced the baby, and with a complicated arrangement of string fastened it securely to the seat.
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Who has patience for the recapitulation of a string of names, when a group of faces may be placed simultaneously before him?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
This harmless image of a fierce beast Yung Pak would pull about the floor with a string by the hour.
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She plays with Captain Lovelock as a child does with a wooden harlequin, she pulls a string and he throws up his arms and legs.
Confidence|Henry James
He could lie in bed and string himself tales of travel and adventure while Harry was downstairs.
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British Dictionary definitions for drill string

drill string

drill pipe

noun

(in the oil industry) a pipe made of lengths of steel tubing that is attached to the drilling tool and rotates during drilling to form a bore

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