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power saw

1

noun

  1. a saw driven by a motor.


power-saw

2

[ pou-er-saw ]

verb (used with object)

, pow·er-sawed, pow·er-sawed or pow·er-sawn, pow·er-saw·ing.
  1. to cut with a power saw.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of power saw1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

But her first year in power saw a big jump in the numbers of people who arrived on Italy’s shores, with about 160,000 last year.

The court also heard from Loris Bertoliatti, representing the Museum of Far Eastern Art, who said damage caused by a power saw, sledgehammer and crowbar cost the institution millions.

From BBC

Firefighters were using power saws to access people trapped in a small, 7-floor apartment building that fell sideways off its foundation.

The Nike CEO whose millions helped build Oregon into an upstart West Coast power saw the potential that Kliavkoff was pitching.

In Adana, 20 or so people, some in emergency rescue jackets, used power saws atop the concrete mountain of a collapsed building to open up space for any survivors to climb out or be rescued.

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