power saw
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈpaʊər sɔː/
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- She skillfully maneuvered the power saw to trim the branches of the tree in the backyard.
- use a power saw
- power saw cuts
- whine of a power saw
Now imagine this being set up at your quarry site where you have a huge water wheel powered saw blade cutting system.
- Now imagine this being set up at your quarry site where you have a huge water wheel powered saw blade cutting system.
Examples
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For safety, always wear goggles when operating a power saw in the workshop.
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The carpenter used a power saw to cut the large pieces of wood for the new deck.
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Somebody get a power saw.
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You know how to use a power saw?
Fiction book (1999) -
Jill inches forward, her eyes on the power saw.
Fiction book (1990) -
And Jill is already on her feet, brandishing the power saw with both hands.
Fiction book (1990) -
For the next month and a half, we lived with the noise of power saws and hammers.
Fiction book (1996) -
But the whine of the power saw swallowed up his voice.
Fiction book (2002) -
Nowadays, many lumberjacks use power saws and heavy equipment to cut down trees to be used for lumber.
Blog text (26) -
He put away the sawhorses, the power saw, the ax, a steel splitting wedge, and the awl.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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3.5
A hand-held power tool with a sharp rotating chain used to cut wood
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3.5
A power tool with a round blade that cuts wood or metal
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4.2
A tool for cutting wood using a round blade that sticks up through a table
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4.9
A small electric saw with a thin blade for cutting curves and detailed shapes in wood
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3.7
A machine with a long thin metal band with teeth that cuts wood or other materials
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7.3
A small electric saw with a thin blade for cutting detailed curves in wood or thin materials
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4.4
A machine with a round metal blade that turns quickly to cut wood
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2.5
A portable machine with a moving chain of teeth for cutting wood
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5.1
A portable power tool with a blade that moves back and forth to cut wood or metal
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5.1
A power saw with a long metal band on two wheels that cuts wood or metal
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6.7
A handheld power tool that cuts wood and other materials with a blade that moves back and forth
A machine with a saw blade that cuts wood or metal
A small machine with a round blade that you hold to cut wood or metal
A small tool with a round blade that you carry to cut wood or other materials
A large machine with many blades that cuts several pieces at once from thick blocks of wood or stone
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'power saw' is directly interpretable from 'power' (energy/electrical supply) + 'saw' (cutting tool): it denotes a saw that is powered rather than manually operated. This noun+noun modifier pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Power saw comes from adding a motor to the old hand saw. The picture is simple: the power (the motor) does the hard cutting instead of your arms, so it means 'a saw that uses a motor or machine to cut wood'.