Sledgehammer
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.
Equivalents
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Catalàpicassa
Cymraeggordd
Danskforhammer
Ελληνικάβαριά
فارسیپتک
עבריתקורנס
Հայերենկռան
ქართულიურო
Қазақ тілізілбалға
ភាសាខ្មែរញញួរដំដែក
LatinaMarcus
Lietuviųkūjis
Latviešuveseris
Malagasyfampohaza
Македонскитокмак
Монголлантуу
Maltimazza
မြန်မာတူမ
Portuguêsmarreta
Românăbaros
Русскийкувалда
Shqipvare
Svenskaslagga
ไทยค้อนปอนด์
اردومارتول
Tiếng Việtbúa tạ
Examples
“These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron⟳ all day long.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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