Definition of "circular saw" []

• A power saw for cutting wood or metal consisting of a toothed disk rotated at high speed. Also called buzz saw. (noun)

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• "No, but it is that same circular saw with which Hawley Harvey carved up his spouse, et voici la plume de ma tante."
• "And the circular saw blade itself is a quarter-inch thick, so every four cuts you lose an inch of timber and generate mountains of sawdust, although not enough to interest a power-station in collecting it for burning as fuel."