lathe
Example Sentences
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A farmer who owned a Model T didn’t need a forge or metal lathe to fix his engine; he could simply order a replacement part—or cannibalize one from a wrecked car in a junkyard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 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
In an enclosed box, a computer-controlled lathe machines a metal rod, turning and shaping an airplane cockpit doorknob.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
The Light Gas Gun at the University of Kent is an unwieldy device which, to me, looks more like a lathe than a gun.
From BBC • May 18, 2023
I turned the lathe on and it whirred up to speed.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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