Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for jackhammer

jackhammer

[ jak-ham-er ]

noun

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


jackhammer

/ ˈdʒækˌhæmə /

noun

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


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of jackhammer1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; jack 1 + hammer

Discover More

Example Sentences

On the microphone, Lamar’s staccato, jackhammer flow was impeccable, his syllables as precise and piercing as when recorded.

Your favorite song, cranked up in your earbuds, never really feels overly loud but the pounding jackhammer across the street is unbearably noisy—when often, they’re equally dangerous.

These pulses would successively damage obstacles like blows from a jackhammer, Lube says.

These pressure pulses would successively damage obstacles like blows from a jackhammer, Lube says.

This happens despite the evidence that Shotspotters are often triggered by loud sounds like jackhammers, nail guns or engine noises.

Result: a supersonic, pulsating jackhammer of 1,700-degree F exhaust gas.

This is all done with the subtlety of someone wielding a jackhammer.

The cops, though, had put giant industrial earmuffs on, the kind of thing you saw jackhammer operators wearing.

They began knocking scales loose with the jackhammer and cutting into the leathery skin underneath with sonocutters.

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.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Jack-go-to-bed-at-noonJackie