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ESCAPE WHEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does escape wheel mean?
• ESCAPE WHEEL (noun)
The noun ESCAPE WHEEL has 1 sense:
1. gear that engages a rocking lever
Familiarity information: ESCAPE WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gear that engages a rocking lever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("escape wheel" is a kind of...):
cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)
Holonyms ("escape wheel" is a part of...):
escapement (mechanical device that regulates movement)
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