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Meaning of drop hammer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop, as used for piledriving and drop-forging.

Examples

“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, [...].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

drop handlebar drop in drop in the bucket drop in the ocean drop in the pond drop in the sea