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drop hammer

[′dräp ‚ham·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
pile hammer
(metallurgy)
A hammer used in forging that is raised and then dropped on the metal resting on an anvil or on a die.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

drop hammer

A heavy weight for driving a pile into the ground; dropped by gravity along a set of guide rails onto the head of the pile.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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