- buzz saw
- nouna power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle• Syn: ↑circular saw• Hypernyms: ↑power saw, ↑saw, ↑sawing machine• Hyponyms: ↑portable circular saw, ↑portable saw, ↑table saw
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noun* * *
a power-operated circular saw, so named because of the noise it makes.[1855-60, Amer.]* * *
buzz saw noun (N American)A circular saw• • •Main Entry: ↑buzz* * *
an electric tool for cutting materials such as wood and metal. It has a round blade that goes around at high speed.Thesaurus: general hand toolshyponym* * *
buzz saw,= circular saw. (Cf. ↑circular saw)* * *
n. another term for circular saw* * *
noun, pl ⋯ saws [count]US : ↑circular saw* * *
= ↑circular saw
Useful english dictionary. 2012.