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Jackhammer - What does it mean?

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Jackhammer vs Sledgehammer - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between jackhammer and sledgehammer

is that jackhammer is a portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete while sledgehammer is a hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.

As verbs the difference between jackhammer and sledgehammer

is that jackhammer is to use a jackhammer while sledgehammer is to strike with a sledgehammer.