English Online Dictionary. What means drilling? What does drilling mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ
Etymology 1
From drill + -ing.
Verb
drilling
- present participle and gerund of drill
Noun
drilling (plural drillings)
- The act or process of drilling.
- Coordinate terms: boring (usually coordinate in machining; often synonymous in woodworking), reaming, turning, milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From German Drilling (“gun with three barrels; triplet”).
Noun
drilling (plural drillings)
- A long firearm with three barrels (typically a mix of shotgun and rifle barrels).
- Coordinate term: vierling
Translations
Etymology 3
Noun
drilling
- A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.