marteau

Definitions of marteau
  1. noun
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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    types:
    mailloche
    a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
    type of:
    outil, outil manuel
    a tool used with workers' hands
  2. noun
    the ossicle attached to the eardrum
  3. noun
    the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
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    types:
    battant
    metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
    type of:
    mécanisme
    mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
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