drilling
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English
[edit ]Pronunciation
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]drilling (plural drillings )
- The act or process of drilling.
Verb
[edit ]drilling
- present participle and gerund of drill
Translations
[edit ]act of drilling
Derived terms
[edit ]Etymology 2
[edit ]Borrowed from German Drilling ("gun with three barrels; triplet").
Noun
[edit ]drilling (plural drillings )
- A long firearm with three barrels (typically a mix of shotgun and rifle barrels).
- Coordinate term: vierling
Translations
[edit ]firearm
- Finnish: drillinki
Etymology 3
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]drilling
- A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.
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