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circular saw

American

noun

a power saw having a disk-shaped blade, usually with a toothed edge.
the blade of such a saw.

circular saw British

noun

a power-driven saw in which a circular disc with a toothed edge is rotated at high speed

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Noun Inflected Forms

circular saws

plural

Etymology

Origin of circular saw

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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In January 1972, Cecil Clayton was cutting wood at his family’s sawmill in southeastern Missouri when a piece of lumber flew off the circular saw blade and struck him in the forehead.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2015

A glowing circular saw blade of electric-blue energy appeared in my right hand, spinning fiercely.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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