clapper
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He measured mileage by attaching a rod inside a wagon wheel — based on the circumference of the wheel, a clapper would sound at each mile and that’s where a marker would go.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020
Julia: The clapper, most ingeniously used to turn on and off a Christmas tree.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2019
He eventually became a clapper loader, or second assistant camera, and worked his way up the ladder from there.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2018
Roeg did his National Service after World War Two before getting a job making tea and operating the clapper board at Marylebone Studios, where he worked on a number of minor films.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2018
The clapper, aware of Francie’s admiration, showed off.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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