Air drill
() A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air |
Broad gauge
() A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Drill
(v. t.) To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill |
Drill
(v. t.) To train in the military art |
Drill
(v. i.) To practice an exercise or exercises |
Drill
(n.) An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances |
Drill
(n.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like |
Drill
(n.) Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition |
Drill
(n.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea. |
Drill
(v. t.) To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling |
Drill
(v. t.) To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row, like a trickling rill of water. |
Drill
(v. t.) To entice |
Drill
(v. t.) To cause to slip or waste away by degrees. |
Drill
(v. i.) To trickle. |
Drill
(v. i.) To sow in drills. |
Drill
(n.) A small trickling stream |
Drill
(n.) An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made. |
Drill
(n.) A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing. |
Drill
(n.) A row of seed sown in a furrow. |
Drill
(n.) A large African baboon (Cynocephalus leucophaeus). |
Drill
(n.) Same as Drilling. |
Drill press
() A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure the capacity, character, or ability of |
Gauge
(n.) A measure |
Gauge
(n.) Measure |
Gauge
(n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things |
Gauge
(n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment |
Gauge
(n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind |
Gauge
(n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. |
Gauge
(n.) The distance between the rails of a railway. |
Gauge
(n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. |
Gauge
(n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid |
Sea gauge
() See under Gauge, n. |
Water gauge
() A wall or bank to hold water back. |
Water gauge
() An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge. |
| 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) |
drill
Mandrillus leucophaeus | similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored |
anemometer
wind gauge
wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
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 |
| broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
| 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 |
depth gauge
depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
| 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 |
| 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 |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge
gasoline gage
gas gauge
gas gage
petrol gauge
petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge
gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
hand drill
handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
micrometer
micrometer gauge
micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
| narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
| pneumatic drill | a power drill powered by compressed air |
| power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
pressure gauge
pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge
rain gage
pluviometer
udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
| standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
| 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 |
strain gauge
strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge
surface gage
scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
twist bit
twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves |
vacuum gauge
vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
water gauge
water gage
water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wire gauge
wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
bore
gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
| gauge | the thickness of wire |
| gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
| gauge boson | a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
drill master
drill instructor | a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline |
gauge
standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
drill steel
drill rod | carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels |
| gauge | mix in specific proportions, gauge plaster |
| gauge | adapt to a specified measurement, gauge the instruments |
| gauge | measure precisely and against a standard, the wire is gauged |
| drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |