jackhammer
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or…A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
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» I could hear a jackhammer hammering in the distance.
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2 sensesA portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
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отбо́йный молото́кotbójnyj molotók, пневмати́ческий бури́льный молото́кpnevmatíčeskij burílʹnyj molotók
(figuratively)Something that is very strong but also very rigid.
- a hammer driven by compressed air
Examples
6 sentencesI could hear a jackhammer hammering in the distance.
I could hear a jackhammer pounding in the distance.
Tom snores like a jackhammer.
We should've brought a jackhammer.
Tom worked with a jackhammer.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From jack + hammer.From jack + hammer.
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Forms
plural: jackhammers| Singular | jackhammer |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a hammer driven by compressed air:air hammerpneumatic hammer
See also
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