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planer

[pley-ner] / ˈpleɪ nər /


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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

In small groups of nine, students will learn to use a table saw, bandsaw, jointer, planer and drill press and will make a hardwood cutting board in the process.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 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

A reservoir at the foot of the pump enables the dirt, &c., in the oil to settle before it enters the pump, which can be operated from any desirable part of the planer mechanism.

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

Mukden, its population now swollen to more than 3,000,000, grinds out lathes, shapers, planers, boring mills, presses, air compressors, electrical motors and transformers for all of China.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the hard core of his book is a gallery of his humanized turret lathes, planers and millers.

From Time Magazine Archive

As we passed through the narrow aisles between closely packed lathes and planers, Knowlton made a series of rapid notes on the back of an envelope.

From I Walked in Arden by Jack Crawford




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