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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.

Equivalents

Suomi pudotusvasara

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.
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