drilling
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of drilling1
First recorded in 1615–25; drill 1 + -ing 1
Origin of drilling2
1630–40; alteration of German Drillich, itself alteration of Latin trilīx triple-twilled ( German dri- three- replacing Latin tri- )
Example Sentences
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The company’s flagship Delfi cloud operating system acts as a collaborative space where remote teams at an energy company leverage machine learning to eliminate workflow bottlenecks and significantly speed up drilling cycles.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Even as production systems and well construction constitute the bulk of the business, SLB doesn’t own traditional drilling rigs.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The sediment cores came from the Cretaceous Continental Scientific Drilling Project, an international drilling effort launched in 2006 by Prof. Wang.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
It is a longstanding giant of the industry that is working on pilot projects that use oil-and-gas drilling techniques.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The drilling next door reverberated dully through the shared wall.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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