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antidrilling

antidrilling adjective: opposing a commercial drilling operation.

Adjective

antidrilling (comparative more antidrilling, superlative most antidrilling)

  1. Opposing a commercial drilling operation.
    • The decision bans Shell from exploration activities pending a review of antidrilling petitions.2007 August 16, The Associated Press, “Alaska: Shell Must Postpone Drilling Plans”, in New York Times

Forms of antidrilling

comparativemore antidrilling
superlativemost antidrilling

Origin of antidrilling

From anti- + drilling.

Questions about antidrilling

What does antidrilling mean?
Antidrilling means opposing a commercial drilling operation.
What part of speech is antidrilling?
Antidrilling is an adjective.

Words near antidrilling in the dictionary

  1. antidrag
  2. antidrama
  3. antidramas
  4. antidramatic
  5. antidrill
  6. antidrilling
  7. antidrink
  8. antidrinker
  9. antidrinkers
  10. antidrinking
  11. antidromal

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