Meaning of Sledgehammer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə

Definitions

A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.

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العربية إِرْزَبَّة مرزبة مطرقة مطرقة الثقيلة

Bosanski tokmak vare токмак

Català picassa

Cymraeg gordd

Dansk forhammer

Deutsch Vorschlaghammer

Ελληνικά βαριά

Español almádena comba mandarria

فارسی پتک

Suomi leka moukari

Français marteau marteau de forgeron masse

Galego mallo marra

עברית קורנס

Hrvatski tokmak vare токмак

Հայերեն կռան

Bahasa Indonesia godam palu godam penggodam

Italiano martello da fabbro mazza

日本語スレッジハンマー大ハンマー大型ハンマー

ქართული ურო

Қазақша зілбалға

ខ្មែរ ញញួរដំដែក

한국어 슬레지해머 오함마 큰해머

Kurdî balyoz varê

Latina Marcus

Lietuvių kūjis

Latviešu veseris

Malagasy fampohaza

Македонски токмак

Монгол лантуу

Malti mazza

မြန်မာဘာသာ တူမ

Nederlands beukhamer voorhamer

Português marreta

Română baros

Русский кувалда

Shqip vare

Српски tokmak vare токмак

Svenska slagga

ไทย ค้อนปอนด์

Türkçe balyoz madırga

Українська балда кувалда

اردو مارتول

Tiếng Việt búa tạ

Examples

“These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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