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rock saw

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rock saw [′räk ‚sȯ]
(mining engineering)
A type of mechanical miner that is used to remove large blocks of material; cuts narrow slots or channels by the action of a moving steel band or blade and a slurry of abrasive particles (sometimes diamonds) rather than teeth; small flame jets are also used.
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