Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop hammer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: drop ham-mer
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop, as used for piledriving and drop-forging.

Example Sentences

"On embankments these troughs are supported by piles driven into the ground and recent practice has been to drive them in by a drop hammer, manually operated from a railway wagon, [...]."

Inflected Forms

drop hammers (plural)

Synonyms

drop forge drop press

Questions

What does drop hammer mean?: A heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop, as used for piledriving and drop-forging.

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