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band saw

noun

Machinery.
  1. a saw consisting of an endless toothed steel band passing over two wheels.


band saw

noun

  1. a power-operated saw consisting of an endless toothed metal band running over and driven by two wheels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of band saw1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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The scientists cut open one of his eight-foot-long tusks with a huge band saw.

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But in songs like “Thousand Cranes,” about the Japanese tradition of folding paper cranes for a wish to be fulfilled, the lyrics conveyed how the band saw itself.

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Once 3-D modeling was complete, the files were programmed into a computer-controlled milling machine that resembles a cross between a band saw and a lathe.

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Stepping up the stage to perform at the fest, the band saw a new crowd of eager fans wearing T-shirts with “The Voxes” emblazoned across their chests.

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Jim’s wood shop is equipped with a lathe for turning bowls, band saw, a stock of raw lumber and dust-control mechanisms.

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