hammer drill

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noun

a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston

an electric hand drill providing hammering in addition to rotating action

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Words nearby hammer drill

hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest, hammerhead, hammerless, hammerlock

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How to use hammer drill in a sentence

Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.
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As I forced my exhausted body to exercise, I yelled at my legs like a drill sergeant, demanding five more minutes or one more set.
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For example, studies cited in the report have shown a higher incidence of birth defects for people living near drill sites.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Next, the GOP should hammer away at how our roads, bridges, and tunnels are crumbling, and push for an infrastructure initiative.
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior?|Lloyd Green|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In place of horses, underclassmen would pull the field pieces around the drill ground.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
With a hammer the boy knocked off some of the slats of the small box in which Squinty had made his journey.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
I suppose the hammer falls back more slowly from the string, and that makes the tone sing longer.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
His drill-like nose, his powerful fore-legs and big, strong feet all served to make him the fastest digger in Pleasant Valley.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
He was ready to drop when he reached it, and his heart beat like a hammer against his ribs.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various