power tool
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of power tool
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Designed in Norway, this feels like the kind of power tool Apple or Dyson might create.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
Officials said the cause was a contractor with a power tool.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
The home owner originally assumed the noise was a plane or power tool being used.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024
Mr. Livingston said it was the equivalent of moving from a screwdriver to a power tool.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023
I watch as he surveys the apocalyptic scene before him, then raises his arms like a conductor and in an instant every power tool goes silent.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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