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power tool

noun

  1. a tool powered by an electric motor or a gasoline engine.


power tool

noun

  1. a tool powered by electricity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of power tool1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Mechanic Mr Rudd was selling more than £1,000 worth of power tools on a social media platform when he received a message from a profile named Liam Wright.

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Using power tools while dressed in black, the three seized items on 1 June 2019 which had a combined insurance value of £2.8m, the court heard.

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Meant to represent the pair's hack-and-slash attitude toward the federal government, it instead gave Musk the opportunity to groan and shout while awkwardly waving a power tool.

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A few houses away on Alameda Street, the hum of power tools was coming from Maria Messieh’s home.

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He told the BBC: "They stole power tools and a thermal imaging camera. I had over £6,000 of equipment stolen."

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