erector

Example Sentences

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He told the court that he would often work anti-social hours as a sign erector to get access to shops when they were closed.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

“It comes apart like a big erector set.”

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

In his free time, Calleia built Meccano erector set models and made models of military equipment, bridges and machinery.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

The rules were changed to level the playing field and shooters have since turned their rifles into erector sets, attaching risers, weights, extenders and apertures to the main components to shoot pellets with laser-like precision.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2021

In this case a typical small entry wound was situated at the outer margin of the left erector spinæ muscle in the loin.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry