stone drill
- noun
- Specialized
:
perforadora de piedra
- The workers used a stone drill to bore into the solid granite.
Examples
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This modern stone drill can penetrate tough rock layers with ease.
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient stone drill at the excavation site.
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The stone drill worked perfectly on the granite.
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He bought a new stone drill for the construction site.
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient stone drill at the excavation site.
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The workers used a stone drill to bore into the solid granite.
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This modern stone drill can penetrate tough rock layers with ease.
Synonyms
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2.3
A tool that makes holes by turning a sharp bit
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2.8
A tool that uses electricity or a battery to make holes in hard things like wood and metal
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5.8
A machine that makes accurate vertical holes in metal or wood
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3.0
A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes
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3.0
A small tool you turn by hand to make holes in wood or other materials
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7.7
A machine that drills holes in rock or the ground
A powered tool that drills holes in rock for mining or building
Tool with a point like a star for making holes in stone by hitting and turning it
A small tool you hold to make holes in wood or metal
A hand tool for making round holes in wood or stone
A tool used to make holes in wood or soil
How Powerful
- Specialized
- Specialized
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3.0
188
1.0
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a drill for stone' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'stone' (rock material) with 'drill' (a tool for making holes); it is a regular noun–noun compound indicating the object and its purpose/material. This composition follows common English compounding patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Stone drill comes from the simple image of a drill, a sharp tool, making a hole in stone, or rock. Picture a spinning tip cutting into hard rock to open a hole — that's why it means 'a tool or machine for drilling holes in rock'.