planer
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The pitted road surface was scalped by a 30-tonne machine planer and the debris swept out before a bitumen emulsion binder was sprayed ahead of the laying of fresh asphalt.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Next, remove any excess wax on the exterior with a cheese planer or knife.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022
Multiple witnesses said the fire appeared to have spread to homes after starting at or near the planer building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
His sister, Ms. Wong, showed the visitor how to run a hand-held planer, sawdust spraying like steam.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Work that stands high up from the planer table may be very effectively steadied in this way, enabling heavier cuts and coarser feeds while producing smoother work.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The pilot, Captain Al Wallach said the successful mission reflected the specialist expertise of the team's people, which included the flight crews, meteorologists, operational planers, runway teams and medical personnel.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said a six-member panel of engineers, architects and town planers had been appointed to "bring closure to this event and ensure that justice is served".
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2021
But the hard core of his book is a gallery of his humanized turret lathes, planers and millers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A salty, pub-loving sailor and longtime racing companion of Prince Philip's, Fox designed dozens of craft ranging in size from dinghies to 37-ft. planers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In the large textile centres are found a number of minor industries, planers, sawyers, turners, fitters, smiths, engaged in irregular work of alteration and repairs upon the plant and machinery of the textile factories.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson