jackhammer
/ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
Example Sentences
- "A new skiercross pro tour is on the docket, as well as freeskiing. Just like racing, both require strong but supple legs rather than jackhammer quads."
- "Early the next day a crew came to fix the street. Vernon was out there at once, watching them jackhammer and haul the asphalt […]"
- "The foundations for the barrier had been jackhammered away; the piles of broken concrete were just left alongside the road."
- "In the morning, the street is being jackhammered up."
- "Small ledges had been jackhammered at each end of the crater and timbers bolted into them, forming abutments of the bridge that was to come."
- "Richmond already spent tax money on an engineering department whose employees parked their trucks in the street, jackhammered holes in the pavement, and repaired storm sewers […]"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/