metal saw
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- noun
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- The carpenter used a metal saw to precisely trim the steel beams for the structure.
Examples
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I went home to get a metal saw and brandy to wash their wounds and soothe their throats, but when I got there, the police were back, and this time they had the keys.
Fiction book (1997) -
Well, if you're desperate, I think uh, you could use the little metal saw blade in here, little Swiss Army knife.
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Small square granite posts had been hammered into the ground fifty years ago, then sheared off clean with some kind of metal saw.
Fiction book (1993) -
I notice that Mr. McBrod has among the tools of his trade... ...some crowbars, and metal saws, and even an acetylene torch.
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To cut through the thick metal pipe, he grabbed a metal saw from the toolbox.
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For this project, you will need a metal saw to ensure clean cuts on the metal pieces.
Synonyms
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A small hand tool with a thin blade and small teeth in a frame for cutting metal
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Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built from 'metal' (the material or target) + 'saw' (a cutting tool), so the meaning 'a saw for cutting metal' is directly derivable from its constituents. This modifier+noun pattern is common across languages and standard in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended sense (despite a minor potential ambiguity whether it means 'made of metal' or 'for cutting metal').
Etymology
Metal saw simply names the tool's job: a saw made to cut metal, so it means 'a saw designed for cutting metal'.