Definition & Meaning of "drilling"in English

Drilling

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

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

the process of creating holes in a material

boring

Examples

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

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