buzzsaw

buzz +‎ saw

buzzsaw (plural buzzsaws)

1. A circular saw.
   • 2008 May 30, Andrew Martin, “Food Report Criticizes Biofuel Policies”, in New York Times‎:

     Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer is preparing to walk into a buzzsaw of criticism over American biofuels policy when he meets with world leaders to discuss the global food crisis next week.

buzzsaw (third-person singular simple present buzzsaws, present participle buzzsawing, simple past and past participle buzzsawed)

1. (transitive) To cut with a circular saw.
2. (intransitive, colloquial) To spin rapidly like the blades of a circular saw.
3. (intransitive, colloquial) To produce a loud, harsh noise like that of a circular saw.