Definition
pickax
noun
- a tool with a handle and a head having a pointed end and a flat or slightly curved end, used for breaking up hard ground or rock
Usage: also spelled pickaxe; commonly used in mining, construction, and archaeology
Examples
- The miner swung his pickax against the coal seam.
- Workers used pickaxes to break up the frozen ground.
- She grabbed a pickax to help excavate the archaeological site.
- The construction crew brought pickaxes to demolish the old concrete.
- He struck the rock with his pickax and a large chunk fell away.
- Pickaxes were essential tools during the gold rush.