jackhammer
noun
jack·ham·mer
ˈjak-ˌha-mər 
1
: a pneumatically operated percussive rock-drilling tool usually held in the hands
2
: a device in which a tool (such as a chisel for breaking up pavements) is driven percussively by compressed air
jackhammer
verb
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The construction of Hamas’ tunnels involved the removal of massive quantities of earth almost entirely with electric jackhammers operating some 60 feet underground, in order not to alert the Israelis.
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Arthur Herman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
An example is labor once using sledgehammers and pick axes to demo and now using a jackhammer.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 24 July 2024
The affliction is common to loggers and construction workers who use chainsaws and jackhammers for a living.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2024
Ayala-Orozco and his colleagues went on to inject mice with millions of melanoma cells and, a week later, billions of molecular jackhammers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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Arthur Herman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
An example is labor once using sledgehammers and pick axes to demo and now using a jackhammer.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 24 July 2024
The affliction is common to loggers and construction workers who use chainsaws and jackhammers for a living.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2024
Ayala-Orozco and his colleagues went on to inject mice with millions of melanoma cells and, a week later, billions of molecular jackhammers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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jackhammer
noun
jack·ham·mer
ˈjak-ˌham-ər
: a tool driven by compressed air that is used for drilling or breaking up hard substances (as rock or pavement) by a repeated pounding action
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