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pickaxe

/ˈpɪkæks/noun

उच्चारण पिकैक्स

गैंती, कुदाल

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a large heavy tool with a long wooden handle and a curved metal head with points at both ends, used for breaking up hard ground or rocks

    गैंती, कुदाल

    • The workers broke the hard ground with pickaxes.
    • He swung the pickaxe to loosen the stones.
    • The miners used pickaxes to dig through the rock.
    + 2 more examples
    • He put down his pickaxe and wiped his forehead.
    • Archaeologists carefully used a pickaxe on the hard soil.

    Synonyms pick mattock