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(manufacturing) A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.
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A kind of water wheel system employing a rotor and nozzles.
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In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
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A working beam in a steam engine.
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A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
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A truck mounted with a rotating drum for mixing, transporting, and pouring concrete.
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A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
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(engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.
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(engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
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A cross-shaped segment used to connect the ends of four pipes.
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(engineering) A hemispherical head on a rivet.
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A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries.
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A hydraulic device attached to a door in its one end and to the doorframe in the other, performing one or more of the following functions: a) dampening the movements of the door, b) making sure that the door closes properly, and c) assisting in opening it.
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(mining) An engine used for pumping, raising heavy weights, etc.
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A building housing a stationary engine.
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(historical) A wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens.
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On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
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(nautical) A small pump at a ship's bows to raise seawater for washing decks.
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Alternative form of headrace [The part of a millrace that brings water to the millwheel.]
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The part of a millrace that brings water to the millwheel.
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A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
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A horizontal boring machine used to install pipelines etc. under roadways
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A form of friction welding in which the energy comes from a rotating flywheel.
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Alternative form of jaw plate [A ribbed plate in the jaws of a rock crusher.]
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(mechanical engineering) A radial shaft seal.
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A penstock for a water wheel.
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A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.
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The head of water employed to turn a millwheel.
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The water that flows from a millwheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.
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A water wheel used to power a watermill.
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The barrel of a wooden pump.
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The part of a machine that is the source of power.
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A backpack, worn on a space suit, that provides breathable oxygen and removes expelled carbon dioxide
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The canal for the current that drives a water wheel.
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In a steam engine, a rod pivoted at one end and connected at the other with a concentrically moving part at a fixed distance.
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A windlass used in working a sand pump.
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A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
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Alternative form of screw pile [A steel pile having a wide helical blade attached at the foot; it is twisted into soft ground in order to provide a large bearing area]
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Alternative form of screw pump [A pump based on the Archimedean screw mechanism]
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(nautical) The optimisation of ship speed with respect to competing targets to reduce fuel usage while maintaining good customer service.
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(obsolete) A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
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The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.
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(engineering) A rotary disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, such as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together or spread radially.
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A mill powered by water.
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A miller who operates a watermill.
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The structure containing such machinery.
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(rare) The miller who manages a windmill
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The part of a windmill that carries the sails and brake wheel (in smock and tower mills, and some post mills) or the head wheel and tail wheel in a post mill.
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One of two shallow bars on either side of the flue of a small boiler, designed to fill the space resulting from the extreme curvature of the flue.
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A swinging plate in a steam engine, bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.
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