Meanings
nountop drive (plural top drives)
plural top drives
- oil industryA mechanical device on a drilling rig that provides clockwise torque to the drill string to drill a borehole.
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top drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20drive
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