hammer blow

noun

a blow from a hammer
a severe shock or setback Liam's death was a hammer blow

Words nearby hammer blow

hammer, hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammer beam, hammer blow, hammer drill, hammer finger, hammer mill, hammer out, hammer pond

Example sentences from the Web for hammer blow

  • Then Professor Kellton set his glass on the table, and it sounded like a hammer-blow.

    Graveyard of Dreams |Henry Beam Piper

  • Knowing all the conditions, Ballard thought the masonry would never withstand the hammer-blow impact of the wreck-laden billow.

    The King of Arcadia |Francis Lynde

  • And we ought to have realized that this was strange, because Soissons nowadays is a sight to strike the heart a hammer-blow.

    Everyman's Land |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson