power saw
noun
a saw driven by a motor.
power saw
1 Americannoun
power-saw
2
American
[pou-er-saw]
/ ˈpaʊ ərˌsɔ /
verb (used with object)
power-sawed,
power-sawed,
power-sawn,
power-sawing
Etymology
Origin of power saw
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The company contends the pipe poses no health threat unless improperly handled, such as by cutting it with a power saw or drill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Northampton's Champions Cup dream was crushed as French giants Bordeaux-Begles' second-half power saw them muscle out a 28-20 victory in the final in Cardiff.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
He used a power saw to cut rough outlines of the spreading knives that were our starter project.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
As a curious crowd gathered in Times Square on Monday, a power saw cut through the base of a pay phone on the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue and 50th Street.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
He had been cutting wood for Bonetti on a power saw in the shed.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
If plaintiffs argue that power-saw makers irresponsibly ignored a better technology, "the industry might get the message and adopt this technology," Singer says.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, at Mount Lebanon the different families saw their firewood by a power-saw, and store it in huge wood-houses, that it may be seasoned before it is used.
From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles
He also made a miniature ax with a hardwood handle, a handsaw out of a piece of broken power-saw blade and half a dozen little knives forged in one piece from quarter-inch coil-spring material.
From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam
A power-saw was set in the end of the shed, a grinding mill in the granary, and a fodder-cutter in the forage barn.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams
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