1. plural of boring; fragments or dust produced by drilling, boring, or tunneling through a material
Usage: usually used in plural form; technical/industrial context
2. plural of boring; the act or process of drilling holes or tunnels
Usage: usually used in plural form; technical context

Examples

• The metal borings were collected and recycled.
• The drill produced fine borings as it cut through the wood.
• Workers swept up the borings from the factory floor.
• The borings from the tunnel construction were disposed of properly.
• Iron borings accumulated in the machine shop.