jackhammer

[ jak-ham-er ]

/ ˈdʒækˌhæm ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR jackhammer ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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

Origin of jackhammer

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; jack¹ + hammer

Words nearby jackhammer

jackey, jackfish, Jack Frost, jackfruit, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, jackhammer, Jackie, jackie tar, jack in, jacking engine, jack-in-office

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Example sentences from the Web for jackhammer

This is all done with the subtlety of someone wielding a jackhammer.
Rage Against the Machine Dinosaur: What’s a Transformer Dinobot?|Marina Watts|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The noise a jackhammer makes isn't pleasant at all, but if it doesn't make that noise, you figure it isn't functioning properly.
A Spaceship Named McGuire|Gordon Randall Garrett
They began knocking scales loose with the jackhammer and cutting into the leathery skin underneath with sonocutters.
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for jackhammer

jackhammer

/ (ˈdʒækˌhæmə) /

noun

a hand-held hammer drill, driven by compressed air, for drilling rocks, etc

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单词	jackhammer
释义	jackhammer [ jak-ham-er ] / ˈdʒækˌhæm ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jackhammer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc. Origin of jackhammer An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; jack¹ + hammer Words nearby jackhammer jackey, jackfish, Jack Frost, jackfruit, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, jackhammer, Jackie, jackie tar, jack in, jacking engine, jack-in-office Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jackhammer This is all done with the subtlety of someone wielding a jackhammer. Rage Against the Machine Dinosaur: What’s a Transformer Dinobot?\|Marina Watts\|March 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The noise a jackhammer makes isn't pleasant at all, but if it doesn't make that noise, you figure it isn't functioning properly. A Spaceship Named McGuire\|Gordon Randall Garrett They began knocking scales loose with the jackhammer and cutting into the leathery skin underneath with sonocutters. Four-Day Planet\|Henry Beam Piper British Dictionary definitions for jackhammer jackhammer / (ˈdʒækˌhæmə) / noun 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 Words related to jackhammer shoot, knock, plunge, run, beat, strike, throw, auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trephine, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, wimble, corkscrew, dibble
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jackhammer

noun

Origin of jackhammer

Words nearby jackhammer

Example sentences from the Web for jackhammer

British Dictionary definitions for jackhammer

noun

Words related to jackhammer