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
bandsaw transitive verb
or band-saw

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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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of band saw was in 1856

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“Band saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20saw. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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band saw

noun
: a saw in the form of a continuous steel band running over pulleys

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