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Jaws of Life

Noun - Popular Usage:

The "jaws of life" refers to a set of hydraulic rescue tools mainly used by emergency personnel to extract individuals from wreckage or trapped vehicles. These tools typically include a spreader, cutter, and ram.

Sample Sentence:

Thanks to the quick response of the firefighters, the woman was successfully freed from the car using the jaws of life.

Noun - Local Usage:

In some local communities, "jaws of life" might also refer to any exceptionally strong or powerful gripping apparatus used for a variety of tasks, such as gripping large logs or heavy machinery parts.

Sample Sentence:

The blacksmith skillfully used his homemade jaws of life to grasp the red-hot metal and shape it into a perfect horseshoe.

Possible Related Products:

• Jaws of Life Hydraulic Spreader
• Jaws of Life Hydraulic Cutter
• Jaws of Life Hydraulic Ram