pile driver

• Machine utilisée pour enfoncer des pieux dans le sol, généralement dans la construction ; désigne aussi un type de prise de catch où l'adversaire est projeté la tête la première sur le tapis.

A mechanical device used to drive piles into the ground, typically in construction; also refers to a type of wrestling move where an opponent is driven headfirst into the mat.

1. Construction machineC1formal

   A heavy mechanical device used to drive piles into the ground to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures.

   mouton de battage

   • The construction crew used a pile driver to set the foundation for the skyscraper.
   • Pile drivers are essential for building on soft soil.
   • The loud noise from the pile driver could be heard throughout the neighborhood.

2. C2informal

   A professional wrestling move where the attacker lifts an opponent upside down and drops them head-first onto the mat.

   pile driver (prise de catch)

   • The wrestler executed a devastating pile driver on his opponent.
   • Pile drivers are banned in some wrestling leagues due to safety concerns.
   • The crowd gasped as he delivered a pile driver from the top rope.