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drill

tool that makes holes using rotational friction against a solid object
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Summary

drill ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,358 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: physical tool[2], drilling equipment[3]
  • Has use: drilling[4]
  • Commons category: Drills[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Drills[6]
  • Commons gallery: Drill[7]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
  • Uses: chuck[10], electricity[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

drill has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] drill is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q140444712
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: type of physical tool"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0008403-vrtacky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0008403-vrtacky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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