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pile driver

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Construction, Civil
ˈpile ˌdriver noun [countable]  1. TBCTECa machine for pushing heavy posts into the ground 打桩机2. British English informalHIT a very hard hit 重击
Examples from the Corpus
pile driverThe Marines, rifles on shoulders, marched in, matching the cadence of a distant pile driver.
ˈpile ˌdriver nounChineseSyllable
Corpus into machine for the a heavy ground pushing posts


pile driver
ˈpile ˌdriver noun [countable]
1. a machine for pushing heavy posts into the ground
2. British English informal a very hard hit