power tool
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of power tool
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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People started lining up outside appliance outlets and department stores, risking life and limb to get their sweaty hands on one of the limited-quantity, only-while-supplies-last TVs, power tools, personal computers or designer camisoles.
Those factories probably made power tools, sweatshirts and shoes for many other brands, too.
From Washington Post
According to an investigation by the Washington Post, the gangs use cheap power tools available at any hardware store.
From Los Angeles Times
Derek is repulsively fascinating, with his power tools, “his too-tight dress shirts, his dual phones, his throbbing beeper,” and obviously a rat.
From Washington Post
Batteries that are higher than nine volts, such as those in some power tools, should also be taped at the battery’s terminals.
From Washington Post
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