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Drop hammers

Scope note

Heavy weights for driving piles into the ground; dropped by gravity along a set of guide rails onto the head of the pile. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300023145

Broader Terms used

hammers (tools)

Equivalent Terms used

drop hammer

Created

13yrs ago

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