Usually means: Mechanism controlling motion in clocks.
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  1. anchor escapement: Merriam-Webster
  2. anchor escapement: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. anchor escapement: Wordnik
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  5. Anchor escapement, anchor escapement: Dictionary.com
  6. Anchor escapement: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. anchor escapement: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Anchor escapement: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. anchor escapement, Anchor escapement: Merriam-Webster

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▸ noun:  In horology, the anchor escapement is a type of escapement used in pendulum clocks.


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