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drop hammers

drop hammers is the plural of drop hammer.

Meaning of drop hammer

Noun

drop hammer (plural drop hammers)

  1. A heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop, as used for piledriving and drop-forging.
    • 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, [...].1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The North Eastern's new rail-mounted piling unit”, in Trains Illustrated, page 646

Questions about drop hammers

What is drop hammers the plural of?
Drop hammers is the plural of drop hammer.

Words near drop hammers in the dictionary

  1. drop grommet
  2. drop grommets
  3. drop gun
  4. drop guns
  5. drop hammer
  6. drop hammers
  7. drop handlebar
  8. drop handlebars
  9. drop in
  10. drop in the bucket
  11. drop in the ocean

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