striking train

noun

, Horology.

1. the gear train of the striking mechanism of a timepiece.

Word History and Origins

Origin of striking train¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

My neighbour, the watchmaker, compared him to a clock with the striking-train run down, and the works rusty beyond repair.

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The hammer is raised by the eight pins in the rim of the second wheel in the striking train, in the manner which is obvious.

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It is a fly, meeting with an equable resistance as does the fly in the striking train of a clock.

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Pardon my ignorance,” laughed Penny, “but what in the world is the striking train?

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This leads to a striking train of reflection upon the whole episode.

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