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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Who knows, maybe the girlfriend and the pneumatic drill end up finding something special.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Anesthesia was introduced in 1846, the pneumatic drill in 1868, dental X-rays in 1896.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Former player Maria Sharapova’s world-class shrieks were once measured at 101 decibels — roughly the level of a pneumatic drill.
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Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
Each captures a 10-minute snippet of what sounds like a pneumatic drill that fires erratically, accompanied by the cackle of another bird.
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David Segal,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Anesthesia was introduced in 1846, the pneumatic drill in 1868, dental X-rays in 1896.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Former player Maria Sharapova’s world-class shrieks were once measured at 101 decibels — roughly the level of a pneumatic drill.
—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
Each captures a 10-minute snippet of what sounds like a pneumatic drill that fires erratically, accompanied by the cackle of another bird.
—
David Segal,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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