site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
drill | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms |
exercise practice drill practice session recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions, practice makes perfect |
fire drill | an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
close-order drill | (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) |
boring drilling oil production | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
drilling boring | the act of drilling |
drill Mandrillus leucophaeus | similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored |
bore bore-hole drill hole | a hole or passage made by a drill, usually made for exploratory purposes |
bore bit borer rock drill stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
breast drill | a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work |
core drill | a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole |
dentist's drill burr drill | a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth |
drill | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
electric drill | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor |
drilling bit drill bit | a bit used in drilling for oil |
drilling pipe | a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit, rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud |
drilling platform offshore rig | drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drill rig drilling rig oilrig oil rig | rig used in drilling for oil or gas |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
hand drill handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
pneumatic drill | a power drill powered by compressed air |
power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
straight flute straight-fluted drill | a rock drill with flutes that are straight |
twist bit twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves |
web site website internet site site | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web, the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers |
portal site portal | a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet, a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. |
bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs, they opened a parking lot on the bomb site |
campsite campground camping site camping ground bivouac encampment camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
cemetery graveyard burial site burial ground burying ground memorial park necropolis | a tract of land used for burials |
dig excavation archeological site | the site of an archeological exploration, they set up camp next to the dig |
toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
launching site | a place for launching pads |
site situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings, the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides |
active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
restriction site | the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA |
site land site | the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located), a good site for the school |
toxic site toxic waste area Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
orphan site | a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup |
vacant lot building site | a lot on which there are no permanent buildings |
drill master drill instructor | a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline |
drill steel drill rod | carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels |
drilling mud drilling fluid | a mixture of clays and chemicals and water, pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole |
drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |
drill | undergo military training or do military exercises |
drill exercise practice practise | learn by repetition, We drilled French verbs every day, Pianists practice scales |