Dictionary Workbench Ondict

pneumatic drill

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

pneumatic drill

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Tools, Civil
pneuˌmatic ˈdrill noun [countable]  jackhammer.jpg especially British EnglishTZTEC a large powerful tool worked by air pressure and used for breaking up hard materials, especially road surfaces 风钻 SYN American English jackhammer
Examples from the Corpus
pneumatic drillMinutes later he was making a noise like a pneumatic drill.Her left arm by her side, her right elbow out at an angle and her forearm shaking like a pneumatic drill.Perry, in a fishing jacket, moving like a marionette that swallowed a pneumatic drill.At 100 decibels, the level produced by a chain saw or pneumatic drill, the allowable exposure is three hours.
pneuˌmatic ˈdrill nounChineseSyllable
worked by a powerful large Corpus tool


pneumatic drill
pneuˌmatic ˈdrill noun [countable]

especially British English a large powerful tool worked by air pressure and used for breaking up hard materials, especially road surfaces
   SYN  jackhammer American English


pneumatic drillBrE /njuːˌmætɪk ˈdrɪl/ 🔊NAmE /nuːˌmætɪk ˈdrɪl/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE jack·ham·mer) nouna large powerful tool, worked by air pressure, used especially for breaking up road surfaces 气钻