piling hammer
- noun
- Specialized
:
martillo de hinca
- The crew used a piling hammer to drive the concrete piles into the sandy soil for the new building.
Examples
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The crew used a piling hammer to drive the steel beams deep into the riverbed.
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A hydraulic piling hammer can make the process much faster and more efficient.
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The noise from the piling hammer could be heard across the construction site.
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The piling hammer was used to secure the foundation.
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We need a new piling hammer for the project.
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A hydraulic piling hammer makes it easier to install the supports for the bridge.
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The construction company invested in a high-capacity piling hammer to speed up the groundwork.
Synonyms
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A heavy machine that drives long posts into the ground for building foundations
A heavy machine that uses diesel to drive long metal posts deep into the ground for foundations
A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
A machine that uses strong shaking to push or pull long metal posts into the ground
A construction machine that uses strong, fast shaking to push or pull long posts into the ground
How Powerful
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
35
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a heavy machine used for driving piles into the ground' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'piling' (a structural support post/pile) with 'hammer' (a heavy tool), yielding a hammer used for piling. This modifier+head compound follows a common compositional pattern found in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The word piling hammer comes from the machine's job: a heavy hammer used on piling, which are long posts called 'piles', to drive them into the ground. So the name means 'a heavy machine used for driving piles into the ground'.