clapper

Example Sentences

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When speaking to BBC News NI he brought along a clapper board, dog tag and Ranger Battalion jacket he kept from the set of Saving Private Ryan.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

He measured mileage by attaching a rod inside a wagon wheel — based on the circumference of the wheel, a clapper would sound at each mile and that’s where a marker would go.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020

Julia: The clapper, most ingeniously used to turn on and off a Christmas tree.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2019

He eventually became a clapper loader, or second assistant camera, and worked his way up the ladder from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2018

I try to soak in the happy sounds of her voice, the ecstatic clacking of her clapper.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen