escapement
Example Sentences
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But it contained neither the tourbillon cage that surrounds the watch’s oscillating escapement nor the 30 percent additional power required to fuel it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Mere weeks after the escapement, Cooke’s salmon were found as far south as Tacoma and as far north as Vancouver Island.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
With the new escapement the clock now keeps excellent time, requiring only a minute or two of adjustment each month.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2017
For instance, the new federal rules for the Gulf of Mexico require permit holders to report to the government only “major escapement events”, defined as 10% or more of cultured fish escaping from a pen.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
Even after this, he thought up an idea for an escapement for a pendulum clock, which he described to his son Vincenzio, who actually built such a clock after Galileo died.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
