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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of power saw¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Smugglers wielding demolition tools and power saws have been cutting through at particularly high rates along that span, according to agents, requiring frequent repairs.

From Washington Post

Then Power saw that he had been using a bundle of newspapers as a cushion.

From Project Gutenberg

A power-saw was set in the end of the shed, a grinding mill in the granary, and a fodder-cutter in the forage barn.

From Project Gutenberg

And he remembered feeding the trunk of that very tree into the power saw for lumber.

From Project Gutenberg

Lea was standing by the body when he came back, holding up the small power saw with a rotary blade.

From Project Gutenberg

Rulers greedy of power saw in their mind's eye an increase of their possessions.

From Project Gutenberg