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  • 21Drill bit — For the fictional character, see Drill Bit (Transformers). For the cancelled skyscraper nicknamed Drill bit, see Chicago Spire. For the types used in drilling wells, see Well drilling. From top to bottom: Spade, lip and spur (brad point), masonry …

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  • 22Second Avenue Subway — Planned route of the NYC Subway Second Avenue Line ( T , in teal). Overview Type Rapid transit System …

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  • 23Lathe — A lathe (pronEng|ˈleɪð) is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has… …

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  • 24Drill — For other uses, see Drill (disambiguation). Drill scheme A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or… …

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  • 25drill press — a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * or drilling machine Machine tool for producing holes in hard substances. The drill is held in a rotating spindle and is fed into the workpiece, which is usually clamped… …

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  • 26lathe — /laydh/, n., v., lathed, lathing. n. 1. a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it. v.t. 2. to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe. [1300 50;… …

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  • 27mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …

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  • 28Metalworking — Machining a bar of metal on a lathe. Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large scale structures. The term covers a wide range of work from large ships and bridges to precise engine parts… …

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  • 29Tunnel — This article is about underground passages. For other uses, see Tunnel (disambiguation). Underground tunnel for heatpipes between Rigshospitalet and Amagerværket in Denmark …

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  • 30List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …

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