air drills

Shop tools, pressurized

Air drills are military exercises conducted by aircraft, practicing maneuvers, formations, or combat scenarios: The air drills over the Pacific lasted three days.

The term also refers to pneumatic drilling tools powered by compressed air, used in dentistry, construction, and manufacturing where electric sparks would be hazardous.

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Friction-based ignition devices

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G