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reciprocating saw

reciprocating saw noun: a power saw which moves the blade back and forth.

reciprocating saw: a power saw which moves the blade back and forth
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Noun

reciprocating saw (plural reciprocating saws)

  1. A power saw which moves the blade back and forth.
  2. (by restriction) A sawzall.

Forms of reciprocating saw

pluralreciprocating saws

Questions about reciprocating saw

What does reciprocating saw mean?
Reciprocating saw means a power saw which moves the blade back and forth.
What part of speech is reciprocating saw?
Reciprocating saw is a noun.
What is the plural of reciprocating saw?
The plural of reciprocating saw is reciprocating saws.

Words near reciprocating saw in the dictionary

  1. reciprocated
  2. reciprocates
  3. reciprocating
  4. reciprocating engine
  5. reciprocating engines
  6. reciprocating saw
  7. reciprocating saws
  8. reciprocation
  9. reciprocations
  10. reciprocative
  11. reciprocatively

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