perforate
verb (used with object)
to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
perforator
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a word derived from
perforate.
Example Sentences
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Then the master roll is placed on the production perforator, which can punch out more than 30 finished rolls at a time.
From Time Magazine Archive
By literally shooting out the oil with a gadget called a gun perforator, Lane-Wells has increased the yield of U.S. wells by an estimated $200 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
The key machine in this unique operation is the teletypesetter perforator, which looks like a glorified electric typewriter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, as the drill bit touched 10,620 ft., the drillers had brought in the gun perforator to shoot 60 half-inch cartridges through the heavy steel casing.
From Time Magazine Archive
This perforator is raised and dropped by a machine resembling an ordinary pile driver.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
