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jackhammer
[jak-ham-er]
noun
a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc.
jackhammer
/ ˈæˌæə /
noun
a hand-held hammer drill, driven by compressed air, for drilling rocks, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of jackhammer1
Example Sentences
Crucially, the song avoids the Eurovision cliches of jackhammer dance anthems and windswept balladry – something Remember Monday have in common with this year's favourites.
The roar of bulldozers and jackhammers drilling into piles of debris is almost constant.
“There will be a moment in time in 2028 when there will be no construction at LAX. There will be no jackhammers in the central terminal, there will be no orange cones,” he said.
Led by Luis Chiappe, director of the Natural History Museum’s Dinosaur Institute, the paleontologists return with generators and tents and jackhammers and dental picks.
We are on the set of “Tecto,” named for a superhero — played by Adam, who is played by Billy Magnussen — whose gimmicks are an “invisible jackhammer” and a glove that can cause earthquakes.
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