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erector

[ih-rek-ter] / ɪˈrɛk tər /


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Asked about his work as a sign erector in 2005, Mr Goddard asked Mr Packer about cables he used in the course of his work.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2024

In his free time, Calleia built Meccano erector set models and made models of military equipment, bridges and machinery.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2023

The rules were changed to level the playing field and shooters have since turned their rifles into erector sets, attaching risers, weights, extenders and apertures to the main components to shoot pellets with laser-like precision.

From Seattle Times Jul. 27, 2021

Sears sold everything: feed for chickens, Whirlpool washing machines, as well as the nightgowns, watches and erector sets in the Christmas “wish book.”

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2018

Microscopes which have a draw tube can be furnished with an erector, an instrument so called because it erects the images, which the microscope has turned upside down, through the crossing of the rays.

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.




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