buzzsaw

1. (slang) Someone or something that makes a loud, harsh, grinding or rasping noise, like that of a circular saw.Examples: "No danger of these buzzsaws waking up, it was enough to make you wish for impaired hearing."; "Anyway, buzzsaw hardcore from both bands with nice 'n' trebly production, and each have some Japanese influences in there."; "Nasal buzzsaws shook the sides of the tent as finally, they were all out for night."slang

2. (slang) The MG 42 general-purpose machine gun.Examples: "Golden tracers from the jaggering MG42 buzzsaw lit up the air like glitter, and from both directions there were bee-hive-volumes of whizzes and snaps as bullets passed through the air, in some cases only feet from them."; "Suddenly, machine-gun rounds tore over their heads, stitching a neat row of holes in the wall above them, the weapon's unmistakable ripping report identifying it as a 'buzz saw', as the GIs had nicknamed the German MG42 because of its stupendous rate of fire."; "Cade braced its stock against his shoulder, sighted the moving shadows in the woods, and let the buzz saw chew into them."slang

3. (slang) A violently destructive attack.Examples: "The changes ran into a buzzsaw of Congressional criticism."; "Downsizings attack managers like an emotional buzzsaw."; "Landry's martyrdom was automatic and mostly unavoidable -- although Jerry, bless his heart, went into his initial press conference at Valley Ranch and walked right into his second media buzzsaw."slang