pickaxe

ˈpɪkæks

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Definition of pickaxe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mining gardening

Rare

tool with a long handle and pointed head for breaking hard ground

Rare

He used a pickaxe to break up the rocky soil.

mattock

pick

pickax

Verb

tr.

tools

Rare

strike and chip rock or soil using a pointed digging tool

Rare

They pickaxe the soil to lay the foundation.

chip

dig

excavate

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tool with a long handle and pointed head for breaking hard ground

Origin of pickaxe

Middle English, pike (point) + axe (tool)

Terms with pickaxe included in their meaning

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pikeman

mining

miner using a pickaxe

Examples of pickaxe in a sentence

He bought a new pickaxe for the excavation.
Workers pickaxe the rocky terrain.
Miners pickaxe through the hard surface.

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French:pioche, piocher, ...
German:Spitzhacke, hacken, ...
Italian:piccone, usare il piccone, ...
Spanish:pico, usar el pico, ...
Portuguese:picareta, usar a picareta, ...
Chinese:鹤嘴锄, 用镐挖, ...
Japanese:つるはし, ツルハシで掘る, ...
Arabic:مِعْوَل, نَقَبَ, ...
Hebrew:מַכּוֹשׁ, לַחְפּוֹר בְּמַכּוּשׁ, ...
Russian:кирка, копать киркой, ...
Ukrainian:культиватор, копати, ...
Hindi:खुदाई का हथौड़ा, पिकैक्स से खोदना, ...
Bengali:খনি, পিক্যাক্স করা, ...
Catalan:pic, picar, ...
Czech:krumpáč, kopat krumpáčem, ...
Danish:hakke, bruge en hakke til at grave, ...
Dutch:pikhouweel, met een houweel hakken, ...
Greek:τσάπα, χρησιμοποιώ κασμά, ...
Hungarian:csákány, csákánnyal bontani, ...
Khmer:ចបកាប់ថ្ម, ជីកគាស់ដោយចបកាប់, ...
Korean:곡괭이, 곡괭이로 파다, ...
Persian:کلنگ, کند, ...
Polish:kilof, rozbijać kilofem, ...
Portuguese (BR):picareta, usar picareta, ...
Romanian:târnăcop, a folosi târnăcopul, ...
Swedish:hacka, bryta, ...
Thai:จอบขุด, ใช้จอบขุด, ...
Turkish:kazma, yontmak, ...
Vietnamese:cuốc chim, dùng cuốc chim, ...

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