power drill

noun

1. a drill operated by a motor.

power drill

noun

1. a hand tool with a rotating chuck driven by an electric motor and designed to take an assortment of tools for drilling, grinding, polishing, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of power drill¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

While a hammer or screwdriver won’t break the bank, if you also need a power drill, saw, angle grinder, and more, it’s best to buy them in one inclusive kit.

From Popular-Science

A power drill will speed up the process, but you can use a simple hammer and nail if the young ones are begging to help out.

From Popular-Science

Not that he cared, but this was only my first costume to involve a power drill, not my first time using one, thank you very much.

From The Daily Beast

Sunni families in historically heterogeneous areas picked up and fled, eager to avoid a power drill to the forehead.

From The Daily Beast

In Pi, a numbers theorist named Max Cohen decides to put a power drill through his own brain.

From The Daily Beast

At this time, as we learned before, he was running a power drill in the Bullion.

From Project Gutenberg

A broken file in a breast brace will do good work if a power drill is not obtainable.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg