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Meaning of "drill press" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRILL PRESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRILL PRESS

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Drill press is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRILL PRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drill press

Drill

A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of the drill and rotated while pressed against the target material. The tip, and sometimes edges, of the cutting tool does the work of cutting into the target material. This may be slicing off thin shavings, grinding off small particles, crushing and removing pieces of the workpiece, countersinking, counterboring, or other operations. Drills are commonly used in woodworking, metalworking, construction and do-it-yourself projects. Specially designed drills are also used in medicine, space missions and other applications. Drills are available with a wide variety of performance characteristics, such as power and capacity.

Definition of drill press in the English dictionary

The definition of drill press in the dictionary is a machine tool for boring holes, having a stand and work table with facilities for lowering the tool to the workpiece.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRILL PRESS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DRILL PRESS

actress
at the press
bench press
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stop press
suppress
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Synonyms and antonyms of drill press in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «drill press» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRILL PRESS

Find out the translation of drill press to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drill press from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drill press» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钻床
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prensa de taladro
570 millions of speakers

English

drill press
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्रिल प्रेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحفر الصحافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверлильный станок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furadeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রিল প্রেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perceuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tekan gerudi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bohrmaschine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボール盤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드릴 프레스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengeboran pencet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoan báo chí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரப்பணம் செய்தியாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रिल प्रेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Matkap basın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trapano a colonna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiertarka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свердлильний верстат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

burghiu de presă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πατήστε τρυπάνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staanboor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pelarborrmaskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søyleboremaskin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drill press

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRILL PRESS»

The term «drill press» is regularly used and occupies the 68.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRILL PRESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drill press

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRILL PRESS»

Discover the use of drill press in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drill press and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Small Wood Shop
Using a metal rule, Maas double checks each hole's edge distance for the series he bored with a machine-spur bit chucked in his drill press. A fence, clamped to the table with a hold-down, keeps the workpiece aligned while the machine's ...
Fine Woodworking, 1993
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Popular Science
A drill press should be able to drill holes accurately, of course. But I expect mine to do much more than that. I'm just as likely to chuck a wire wheel, sanding drum, contour sander, fly cutter, or rotary rasp into my full- size drill press as I am to ...
3
Care and Repair of Shop Machines: A Complete Guide to Setup, ...
Once you have your drill press working smoothly, there's not much left to do. The only major adjustment is to square up the table so it is perpendicular to a chucked drill bit. You also may need to adjust the feed-lever return spring. START WITH ...
John White, 2002
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Fine Woodworking on More Proven Shop Tips: Selections from ...
Here's how to convert a common drill-press fly-cutter to cut interesting circular pattems, or "rosettes," using an interchangeable blade borrowed from a tablesaw molding head. First, remove the swing arm from the cutter and file or grind a slot in ...
Jim Richey, 1990
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Building Woodshop Workstations
drill press is a valuable asset in any woodworking shop. Drill presses are available as floor or bench models and have adjustable tables or heads. However, they all lack storage space and have tables that are difficult to adjust. I built the ...
Danny Proulx, 2003
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Audel Machine Shop Tools and Operations
A drill press is a machine commonly used to drill round holes in metal or wood. Many operations other than drilling round holes can be performed on a drill press . Some of these are sanding, counterboring, countersinking, honing, reaming, ...
Rex Miller, Mark Richard Miller, 2005
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Popular Woodworking - Complete Book of Tips, Tricks & Techniques
To drill a quantity of consistent, accurate and similar holes (like about 200 shelf pin holes in a bookcase), the drill press is your best buddy. And it serves as a nice spindle sander if you add a simple attachment. Drill presses are probably one of ...
Popular Woodworking, 2004
8
Contemporary Financial Management
TA B L E 9.5 3 Net Investment Calculation lor Briggs 8t Stratton _ Cost of new drill press $190,000 Plus Shipping and installation charges 10,000 Equals Installed cost $200,000 Plus Increase in initial net working capital 0 Minus Proceeds from  ...
R. Charles Moyer, James McGuigan, Ramesh Rao, 2011
9
Machine Tool Technology Basics
They range in size from the small hobby-type drill press to the larger, more complex, and computer numerically controlled machines used by industry. The most common machines found in a machine shop are the bench-model sensitive drill ...
Arthur Gill, 2003
10
The Modern Guide to Golf Clubmaking: The Principles and ...
Next we look at another method of hosel drilling, the drill press. The drill press to be used should be at least 1/3 to 1/2 horsepower and have the capability of rotating at slow speeds of from 350-700 rpm. A hosel boring vise will also be needed ...
Jeff Jackson, Jeff Summitt, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRILL PRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drill press is used in the context of the following news items.
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Column: Farrier Ken Boaz's skill set straddles professions
For that purpose, he has a grinder, forge, anvil, drill press and other smaller tools. Boaz believes growing up with horses and being a rider ... «Westfair Online, Jul 15»
2
A Factual Error Opens CNN Star Dr. Sanjay Gupta To Scrutiny Over …
One doctor claimed Gupta had performed no surgery at all, though footage showed Gupta wielding a drill press and a string saw at various ... «WESM, Jul 15»
3
Thieves take tools, electronics after break-in to home, outbuildings
... GS pressure washer; Mastercraft drill press, model 555911-2; CIL Hinge Break 12-gauge shotgun, serial # 227482, Firearm ID# 1715532. «Journal Pioneer, Jul 15»
4
Old-School Hot Rods Built in a One-Car Garage
Looking around the Shed's perimeter, just a few more bare necessities can be found: a MIG welder, a small compressor, a drill press, and an ... «Hot Rod Network, Jul 15»
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Local Jobs: Original Rainbow Cone, Orland Park Bakery, Adler …
K&S Precision Metals in Chicago is hiring for a position working with light machine duties which may include: chop saw, draw bench, drill press, ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
6
Forging new works for Art Fair on the Square
One of Proctor's most recent acquisitions, in fact, is a retired drill press from the university that his father used to work on. Through his MATC ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
7
Teachers still sought in home economics field
... are in their favorite fast-food fries and taught them how to sew a pillow and use a band saw and a drill press to create miniature race cars. «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
Build A Modern Bookcase Using A Single Sheet Of Plywood
To make this bookcase, you'll need a table saw (a circular saw with a guide will work), drill press (or drill), sander, square, level, clamps and ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
9
Florence Martin turns 100, honored by President Barack Obama
... she worked at Southern States, an electrical equipment company where she worked every position, including on a drill press, for six years. «Henry Herald, Jul 15»
10
Antique Archeology 'picks' Iowa for July filming
Mr. Schmarje was a machinist who adapted drill press machines to cutting out button blanks from the shell. It closed up because we over fished ... «Muscatine Journal, Jul 15»

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