"Sawzall" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Marketing coinage for the tool; from saw; evoking the collocation saws all ("saws everything"); coined by Milkwaukee Tool for its Sawzall brand of reciprocating saw. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sawzall
  1. (computing) A domain-specific programming language. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-Sawzall-en-name-T6rM9zHy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 7 21 20 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 60 11 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 6 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 5 25 24 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. A brand of reciprocating saw from Milwaukee Tool Company
    Sense id: en-Sawzall-en-name-EYsrqbze

Noun

Forms: Sawzalls [plural]
Etymology: Marketing coinage for the tool; from saw; evoking the collocation saws all ("saws everything"); coined by Milkwaukee Tool for its Sawzall brand of reciprocating saw. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sawzall (plural Sawzalls)
  1. A sawzall, a reciprocating saw of the Sawzall brand from Milwaukee Tool.
    Sense id: en-Sawzall-en-noun-Q1cTX03R
  2. (by extension) Alternative form of sawzall; A kind of reciprocating saw Tags: alt-of, alternative, broadly Alternative form of: sawzall (extra: A kind of reciprocating saw)
    Sense id: en-Sawzall-en-noun-a5goje3b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sawzall

Inflected forms

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