Meanings
plural bandsaws · alternative band saw · alternative band-saw
- A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
Their work is more cerebral than the careful placement of an engine block — or an entire car — on a bandsaw.
2007 January 7, Tim Moran, “Sliced, Diced and Polished to Perfection, Cutaway Displays Reveal All”, in New York Times
present singular third person bandsaws · participle present bandsawing · past bandsawed · participle past bandsawn · alternative band saw · alternative band-saw
- transitiveTo cut with a bandsaw.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian банциг
- банциг (bancig)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
Chinese Mandarin 帶鋸 /带锯
- 帶鋸 /带锯 (dàijù)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
Dutch lintzaag
- lintzaaga saw whose blade is a continuous band
Finnish vannesaha
- vannesahaa saw whose blade is a continuous band
French scie à ruban
- scie à rubana saw whose blade is a continuous band
German Bandsäge
- Bandsägea saw whose blade is a continuous band
Greek πριονοκορδέλα
- πριονοκορδέλα (prionokordéla)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
Italian sega a nastro
- sega a nastroa saw whose blade is a continuous band
Japanese 帯鋸, コンターマシン
- 帯鋸 (obinoko)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
- コンターマシン (kontā mashin)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
- バンドソー (bando sō)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
Māori kani koropewa
- kani koropewaa saw whose blade is a continuous band
Polish piła taśmowa
- piła taśmowaa saw whose blade is a continuous band
Portuguese serra de fita
- serra de fitaa saw whose blade is a continuous band
Russian ле́нточная пила́
- ле́нточная пила́ (léntočnaja pilá)a saw whose blade is a continuous band
Spanish sierra de cinta
- sierra de cintaa saw whose blade is a continuous band
Swedish bandsåg
- bandsåga saw whose blade is a continuous band
Turkish şerit testere
- şerit testerea saw whose blade is a continuous band
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
bandsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandsaw
“bandsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandsaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bandsaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandsaw.
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