ladder drilling

ladder drilling

[′lad·ər ‚dril·iŋ]
(mechanical engineering)
An arrangement of retractable drills with pneumatic powered legs mounted on banks of steel ladders connected to a holding frame; used in large-scale rock tunneling, with the advantage that many drills can be worked at the same time by a small labor force.
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