POWER HAMMER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A power tool for drilling rocks

Synonyms:

hammer; power hammer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("power hammer" is a kind of...):

power tool (a tool driven by a motor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "power hammer"):

air hammer; jackhammer; pneumatic hammer (a hammer driven by compressed air)

electric hammer (a hammer driven by electric motor)

triphammer (a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity)