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diamond drill
noun
a drill having a hollow, cylindrical bit set with diamonds, used for obtaining cores of rock samples.
Word History and Origins
Origin of diamond drill1
Example Sentences
They found, incredibly, the cylindrical core of a diamond drill.
The Northern Michigan Geological Repository Association in Marquette received the largest grant of $226,700 to buy a building for a diamond drill core library and geological data for research.
To do it, Clinton would need a sharpened hammer or diamond drill, time, and determination.
If these tools aren’t enough, you can also use an electric drill with a diamond drill bit.
More technological advances, including the diamond drill, electric rail and steam shovel, ushered in a new era of industrial-scale lead mining in southeast Missouri.
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