drill press
noun
a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.
Origin of drill press
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby drill press
drill bit,
drill chuck,
drill corps,
drill down,
drill pipe,
drill press,
drill rig,
drill string,
drill team,
drill tower,
drilling
Example sentences from the Web for drill press
And in the locomotive shops I found women working on drill-press machines with ease and skill.
Mobilizing Woman-Power |Harriot Stanton BlatchHe tapped the drive-unit for brazing current, and the drill-press became a die-stamping device for small parts.
The Pirates of Ersatz |Murray Leinster
British Dictionary definitions for drill press
drill press
noun
a machine tool for boring holes, having a stand and work table with facilities for lowering the tool to the workpiece