"steam hammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steam hammers [plural]
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  1. An industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power. Synonyms: drop hammer Translations (industrial machine): паро́вый клепа́ч (paróvŷj klepáč) [masculine] (Carpathian Rusyn), höyryvasara (Finnish), marteau-pilon [masculine] (French), бу балғасы (bu balğasy) (Kazakh), па́рен че́кан (páren čékan) [masculine] (Macedonian), са́моков (sámokov) [masculine] (Macedonian), парово́й мо́лот (parovój mólot) [masculine] (Russian), martillo pilón [masculine] (Spanish), agerforthwyl [masculine] (Welsh)

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