hammer pile driver
1pile driver — or pile engine n. a machine with a drop hammer for driving piles …
2Pile driver — A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures. The term is also used in reference to members of the construction crew that work with pile driving rigs.One… …
3pile driver — pile′ driv er n. mac a machine for driving piles, usu. composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile • Etymology: 1765–75 …
4Gunpowder pile driver — Gunpowder Gun pow der, n. (Chem.) A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting. [1913 Webster] Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to… …
5pile driver — 1. a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile. 2. a person who operates such a machine. 3. a person who hits or… …
6pile driver — noun Date: 1772 a machine for driving down piles with a drop hammer or a steam or air hammer …
7hammer — hammerable, adj. hammerer, n. hammerlike, adj. /ham euhr/, n. 1. a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc. 2. any of various instruments or devices resembling this …
8Hammer — /ham euhr/, n. Armand, 1898 1990, U.S. businessman and art patron. * * * I Tool for pounding or delivering repeated blows. Hand hammers have a handle and striking head. Surfaces of hammerheads vary in size, angle of orientation to the handle… …
9pile hammer — noun : the heavy weight of the pile driver whose impact forces a pile into the earth …
10James Nasmyth — This article is about the Scottish engineer. For the inventor of basketball, see James Naismith. Infobox Scientist name = James Nasmyth image width = 220px caption = James Nasmyth birth date = 19 August 1808 birth place = Edinburgh, Scotland… …
