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.
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