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jackhammer

[ jak-ham-er ]

noun

  1. a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc.


jackhammer

/ ˈæˌæə /

noun

  1. a hand-held hammer drill, driven by compressed air, for drilling rocks, etc
“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 jackhammer1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; jack 1 + hammer
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The roar of bulldozers and jackhammers drilling into piles of debris is almost constant.

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“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.

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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.

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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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The technician positioned me to slide through the metal arc of an MRI machine while the sound of jackhammers pounded.

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