Usually means: Gear regulating movement in clocks.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word escape wheel:

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  1. escape wheel: Merriam-Webster
  2. escape wheel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. escape wheel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. escape wheel: Collins English Dictionary
  5. escape wheel: Vocabulary.com
  6. escape wheel: Wordnik
  7. escape wheel: Wiktionary
  8. escape wheel: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Escape wheel, escape wheel: Dictionary.com
  10. escape wheel: Rhymezone
  11. escape wheel: FreeDictionary.org
  12. escape wheel: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. escape wheel: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. escape wheel: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (escape wheel)

▸ noun:  (horology) The wheel of an escapement.

Similar:
scape-wheel, ratchet wheel, balance wheel, swing wheel, wheel, recoil, worm wheel, countwheel, starwheel, gear wheel, more...

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scape-wheel, ratchet wheel, balance wheel, swing wheel, wheel, recoil, worm wheel, countwheel, starwheel, gear wheel, more...



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