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Drilling vs Antidrilling - What's the difference?

drilling | antidrilling |

As a noun drilling

is a triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time).

As an adjective antidrilling is

opposing a commercial drilling operation.

drilling

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of ing.
  • A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

    • Etymology 2

    From German drei (three)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.

    • antidrilling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Opposing a commercial drilling operation.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 16, author=The Associated Press, title=Alaska: Shell Must Postpone Drilling Plans, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The decision bans Shell from exploration activities pending a review of antidrilling petitions. }}