impact wrench

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noun

an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Also called impacter, impactor.

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Others, like blowguns, air sanders, and impact wrenches, require a steady flow of high-pressure air.
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In this nervous city in an embattled country, even small explosions can have a big impact.
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The EPA felt that the State Department had not looked carefully enough at the impact of the pipeline if oil prices fell.
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Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.
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Strong currents and winds, however, mean any debris could be drifting up to 31 miles a day eastward, away from the impact zone.
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It made a big impact on him and he realized, “Wow, there really is a Santa, at least in the hearts of some people.”
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Here the Dimbula shot down a hollow, lying almost on her side—righting at the bottom with a wrench and a spasm.
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The impact dragged down on the speed of the roadster so that the rear right fender was only crumpled by the brick work.
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But "son" had rebounded from the impact like a rubber ball, or the best trained gymnast of his school, as he was.
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It may be that, having made up my mind before leaving England, I accomplished a final wrench and adjustment.
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I fancy it was pretty well turned, and that made the wrench during the small hours the more severe.
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