escapement
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But it contained neither the tourbillon cage that surrounds the watch’s oscillating escapement nor the 30 percent additional power required to fuel it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Mere weeks after the escapement, Cooke’s salmon were found as far south as Tacoma and as far north as Vancouver Island.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
The escapement is what produces the tick-tock sound in a clock.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2017
For instance, the new federal rules for the Gulf of Mexico require permit holders to report to the government only “major escapement events”, defined as 10% or more of cultured fish escaping from a pen.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
The descent of the weight is regulated by an escapement mechanism and, before the pendulum, it was the inaccuracy of this regulation that was the source of error.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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