pneumatic drill
noun
: a heavy tool used to break hard substances (such as concrete) into pieces by a repeated pounding action
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In some areas, there are still educational installations depicting the different steps miners took in their work: here a figure filling a cart with rocks, there someone attaching explosives to a wall, and elsewhere an elaborate replica of a worker operating a pneumatic drill.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
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“Pneumatic drill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pneumatic%20drill. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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