- plural of coupling.
Example Sentences
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Couplings shook, cars teetered, the train jerked to a stop.
From Time Magazine Archive
Couplings rattle, brake blocks grind against wheels, and a train emerges from the gloom, moving fast.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Cylinder, Pump, Guage and Oil Cocks, Oil Cups, Fawcetts, Couplings and all like requirements of the Steam Engine builder are made here and warranted fully equal to any made in the United States.
From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben
Hooks and Couplings for flat and round Belts.
Couplings for Line or Driving Shafts.—The couplings for connecting the ends of line shafts should accomplish the following objects:— 1.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
