drill press


noun

a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.

Origin of drill press

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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 Blatch
  • He 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