Pickaxe (Noun)
Meaning
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The archaeologists used a pickaxe to carefully uncover the ancient ruins, revealing hidden passageways and artifacts.
- After months of excavation, the crew finally found a promising vein of ore and grabbed their pickaxes to begin mining.
- To split the log in two, the woodcutter expertly wielded his pickaxe, bringing the heavy tool down in a controlled motion.
- While prospecting in the desert, John spotted a glint of metal in the dirt and started digging with his trusty pickaxe, revealing a nugget of gold.
- Excavation was painstakingly slow as the construction team took turns swinging a massive pickaxe to break up the concrete slab that lay between them and the ancient underground pipes.