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drillhead

drillhead noun: the head of a drill.

Noun

drillhead (plural drillheads)

  1. The head of a drill.
    • The drillhead produces the drilling rotation and torque but also must slide out of position to allow the machine to manipulate the finisher drill steel and consumables.2006, Department of Mining Engineering, Proceedings: 35th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, volume 25, West Virginia University, page 162

Forms of drillhead

pluraldrillheads

Origin of drillhead

From drill + head.

Questions about drillhead

What does drillhead mean?
Drillhead means the head of a drill.
What part of speech is drillhead?
Drillhead is a noun.
What is the plural of drillhead?
The plural of drillhead is drillheads.

Words near drillhead in the dictionary

  1. drilled up
  2. driller
  3. drillers
  4. drillground
  5. drillgrounds
  6. drillhead
  7. drillheads
  8. drillhole
  9. drillholes
  10. drilling
  11. drilling down

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