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JACKHAMMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jackhammer mean? 

JACKHAMMER (noun)
  The noun JACKHAMMER has 1 sense:

1. a hammer driven by compressed airplay

  Familiarity information: JACKHAMMER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JACKHAMMER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hammer driven by compressed air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

air hammer; jackhammer; pneumatic hammer

Hypernyms ("jackhammer" is a kind of...):

hammer; power hammer (a power tool for drilling rocks)


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