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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Health inspectors also cited the store for not cleaning and sanitizing the meat band saw and meat preparation areas every four hours.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
Gary Hughes, the school's principal, said the decision came after the longtime band director left for another job last year and the band saw a drop in enrollment.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
The band saw some of its shows cancelled following the terror charge.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 July 2025
Most of these pristine hailstones go directly to a cold lab in Colorado, where they are sliced with a hot wire band saw.
—Seth Borenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
Gary Hughes, the school's principal, said the decision came after the longtime band director left for another job last year and the band saw a drop in enrollment.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
The band saw some of its shows cancelled following the terror charge.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 July 2025
Most of these pristine hailstones go directly to a cold lab in Colorado, where they are sliced with a hot wire band saw.
—Seth Borenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
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 4 Nov. 2025.
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