coiled spring in a sentence
Examples
- The jaws of this type are operated by a coiled spring and the triggering mechanism is between the jaws, where the bait is held.
- The " shooting machine " was designed to be loaded with two lethal rounds and a blank cartridge, each connected to a coiled spring mechanism.
- Motive power was provided by two coiled springs, one working inside the other with an intermediate hollow hammer, and looking exactly like an old-fashioned three-draw telescope.
- Coiled spring wire or flat tabs that press against the battery terminals are the two most common methods of making the electrical connection inside a holder.
- In 1846 he invented the Baillie " Schneckenfeder ", a type of coiled spring named after him, which was fitted to the buffers of railway vehicles.
- Christine, a coiled spring of unmet need, responds in kind : to some degree, Lancelin, her victim, serves as a surrogate for her primary maternal oppressor.
- The company, which also produces Slinky, the 50-year-old classic coiled spring toy, pulled the Slinky Dog off the market four years ago to update the pooch's look.
- Residential-grade windows after 1950 and commercial windows after maybe 1970 use long springs that give a moderately linear response, or cheap coiled springs that are less satisfactory.
- These used a belt coiled inside a device such that it freely wound in under the action of a coiled spring, but met friction when drawn out.
- Louther was a virtuoso dancer of rare physical and personal qualities, dancing with the tautness and tension of a coiled spring and the elegant softness of a cat.