hammer drill
Britishnoun
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a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston
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an electric hand drill providing hammering in addition to rotating action
Example Sentences
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It’s the Hilti TE 4-22 cordless rotary hammer drill.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025
You can make faster work of this if you have a rotary hammer drill equipped with a chipping tip.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021
He carried about 50 pounds of gear, including a hulking battery-powered hammer drill to set bolts into the rock and about 500 feet of rope.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2018
These bits bore even faster if the drill is a hammer drill.
From Washington Post
My cousin Addison had also brought a hammer, drill and "spoon."
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
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