Redrilled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Describing an action where a hole or cavity has been drilled again to correct, deepen, or expand it; referring to the process of making a second or subsequent drilling to improve or modify an initial bore; indicating that a previous drilling effort has been repeated or adjusted to achieve desired specifications
2. Pertaining to an operation involving re-excavation of a drilled hole for purposes such as refinement, enlargement, or correction; relating to the technique of performing another drilling phase to alter or enhance the original bore; signifying that a hole has been subject to a repeated drilling procedure for modification or repair
3. Characterizing the instance of performing another drilling pass in the same location to fix or optimize a borehole; denoting the act of drilling anew following an initial attempt to adjust depth or diameter; implying that drilling has been done twice or more at the same site to ensure accuracy or adequacy

Etymology: "Redrilled" is the past tense and past participle of "redrill," meaning to drill something once more. It is formed simply by adding the prefix "re-," meaning "again," to "drill," so the whole word transparently means "drilled again." The verb "drill" itself goes back to Middle Dutch "drillen," meaning "to bore through," which is also the source of the German "drillen." Because "redrill" is a transparent combination of two existing English elements, its meaning follows directly from its parts, and no special history attaches to it beyond that of its base words.

Synonyms: re-bored, re-excavated, re-drilled, reamed, reworked