Definitions from Wiktionary (escapement)
▸ noun: (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
▸ noun: A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
▸ noun: An escape or a means of escape.
▸ noun: The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
Anchor escapement,
verge escapement,
Lever escapement,
cylinder escapement,
recoil escapement,
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▸ noun: (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
▸ noun: A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
▸ noun: An escape or a means of escape.
▸ noun: The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
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clockwork,
movement,
caliber,
gearwork,
friend,
mechanism,
gear train,
lift,
logical mechanical element,
cartridge ejector,
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