contraption

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Fischbach’s faux submarine was mounted on a hydraulic contraption that could shake the set with the actor-director inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

In “The Dark Knight,” Batman makes a dramatic escape deploying the same kind of balloon-harness contraption.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

In the bottom of the boat was a wire-and-net contraption that expanded as she filled it with wiggling fish.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck