pickax

[US]/ˈpɪkæks/
[UK]/ˈpɪkæks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a tool with a heavy metal head and a long handle, used for breaking up hard ground or rock
vt.vi.to dig or break up with a pickax
n. Et værktøj med et tungt metalhoved og et langt skaft, der bruges til at bryde hård jord eller sten.
vt.vi. At grave eller bryde op med et brækjern.
Word Forms
Pluralpickaxes

Phrases & Collocations

pickax handle

øksekølle

pickax head

øksehoved

pickax tool

økseværktøj

pickax strike

øksehug

pickax work

øksearbejde

pickax mining

økseudvinding

pickax attack

økseangreb

pickax digging

øksegrøftning

pickax repair

økse reparation

Example Sentences

he used a pickax to break the hard ground.

Han brugte en hakke til at bryde den hårde jord.

the miner swung his pickax with great force.

Minearbejderen svingede sin hakke med stor kraft.

she found a rusty pickax in the shed.

Hun fandt en rusten hakke i skuret.

they needed a pickax to dig deeper tunnels.

De havde brug for en hakke til at grave dybere tunneler.

the pickax was essential for their excavation work.

Hakken var afgørende for deres udgravningsarbejde.

he carefully sharpened the pickax before using it.

Han skærpede omhyggeligt hakken, før han brugte den.

after hours of work, the pickax finally struck gold.

Efter mange timers arbejde ramte hakken endelig guld.

she learned to handle a pickax from her father.

Hun lærte at håndtere en hakke fra sin far.

the pickax became a symbol of hard labor.

Hakken blev et symbol på hårdt arbejde.

he carried his pickax everywhere during the mining expedition.

Han bar sin hakke med sig overalt under mineekspeditionen.

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