pile driver

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pile driver

noun pile drivers

  1. A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.

    Similar: monkey hammer

  2. figuratively A person or thing who hits or attacks forcefully or powerfully. She scored a goal with a pile driver from the edge of the penalty box

adjective

  1. figuratively, not comparable Forceful. The champ ended the boxing match with a pile driver blow to his opponent’s jaw.

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noun machine for forcing a pile into the ground

Españolmartinete
日本語杭打ち機
中文打樁機 /打桩机 dǎzhuāngjī
Portuguêsbate-estacas
Françaissonnette
DeutschRamme
Italianobattipalo, berta
Românăsonetă
Русскийкопёр kopjór
العربيةمِدَقّ midaqq, مَاكِنَة دَقّ الرَكَائِز

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"pile driver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pile%20driver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{pile_driver_2026,
  title = {pile driver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pile%20driver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}