drilling
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Definition & Meaning of "drilling"in English

Drilling
01

the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
02

the process of creating holes in a material 

Examples
The drilling of the well took several weeks due to the hard rock layers. 
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