drill press

noun

A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole.

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pedestal drillpillar drillbench drill
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Meanings

noundrill press (plural drill presses)

plural drill presses

  1. A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole.

    Synonyms: pedestal drill, pillar drill, bench drill

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole.

Similar
pedestal drillpillar drillbench drill
Also see
bench drillpedestal drillpillar drill

Translations

Finnish pylväsporakone
  • pylväsporakonemachine tool
Swedish pelarborrmaskin, borrmaskin
  • pelarborrmaskinmachine tool
  • borrmaskinmachine tool
  • bänkborrmaskinmachine tool
Cite this entry
APA

drill press. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20press

MLA

“drill press.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20press. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drill press,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20press.

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