lathe
Example Sentences
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The military released what it said was drone footage from inside the tunnel, which showed several rooms, a bathroom, rocket casings and a lathe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
To do the work, the team used a large lathe to spin a detached brake rotor and caliper.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024
But there is a wooden cross that Jimmy Carter fashioned in his woodshop and offering plates that he turned on his lathe.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023
When her River Rock lamp, an elegant piece composed of two stacked wooden ovals turned on a lathe, was chosen as a finalist at last year’s Etsy Design Awards, her profile got another boost.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
I turned the lathe on and it whirred up to speed.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing lathe
Mechanical Engineering
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