band saw
noun
: a saw in the form of an endless steel belt running over pulleys
also
: a power saw using this device usually with the blade in a vertical position
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The scientists cut open one of his eight-foot-long tusks with a huge band saw.
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
Lay out the finished shape of the arms on the blanks and cut to the lines with a band saw.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
Use a band saw to cut the leg tapers.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
Employing a mix of intricate folk-style storytelling and traditional country instrumentation with an electric, uptempo energy, the band saw its popularity rise rapidly over the next decade.
—Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2022
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
Lay out the finished shape of the arms on the blanks and cut to the lines with a band saw.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
Use a band saw to cut the leg tapers.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
Employing a mix of intricate folk-style storytelling and traditional country instrumentation with an electric, uptempo energy, the band saw its popularity rise rapidly over the next decade.
—Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2022
See all Example Sentences for band saw
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“Band saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20saw. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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