pneumatic drill
Air-powered roadbreaker
A pneumatic drill is a heavy power tool driven by compressed air, used to break up hard surfaces like concrete, asphalt, and rock.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically call the same tool a jackhammer.
Pneumatic drills are standard equipment in road construction and demolition work, notorious for their loud, rattling noise.
The pneumatic drill woke the whole neighborhood at seven in the morning.
Power tool for breaking concrete
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- pavementHard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
hardhat · site · excavation · trench · foundation · rebar · scaffolding · contractor
Power tool for breaking concrete
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- dismantleSeparate into parts
teardown · wrecking · deconstruction · bulldoze · demolish · razing · implosion · destruction
Shake with jerky vibrations
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
jolt · pulsation · shake · throb · resonance · impact · recoil · fatigue
Acoustic intensity units
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earplugsInsertable sound blockers
- ear protectionDevices shielding against noise
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
roar · din · racket · clamor · boom · blast · clangor · cacophony
jackhammer
Power tool for breaking concrete
asphalt · hardhat · site · excavation · trench · foundation · rebar · scaffolding · contractor · foreman
jackhammer
Power tool for breaking concrete
dismantle · teardown · wrecking · deconstruction · bulldoze · demolish · razing · implosion · destruction · crumbling
judder
Shake with jerky vibrations
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
jarring · jolt · pulsation · shake · throb · resonance · impact · recoil · fatigue · dampening
decibels
Acoustic intensity units
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earplugsInsertable sound blockers
- ear protectionDevices shielding against noise
thunderous · roar · din · racket · clamor · boom · blast · clangor · cacophony · noise pollution
compressor
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
- air hammerTool driven by pressurized gas
- percussionSound through impact
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
carbide · bit · chisel · breaker · rotary · shaft · boring · drilling · tungsten · valve
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- construction equipmentbackhoe, bulldozer, excavator, crane, forklift
- construction soundsdrilling, hammering, sawing, jackhammer, pile driver
- power toolstable saw, miter saw, lathe, band saw, impact driver
- demolition toolswrecking ball, jackhammer, sledgehammer, crowbar, pry bar
- industrial toolforklift, crane, lathe, welder, grinder