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lantern wheel

noun

  1. a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lantern wheel1

First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences

Fig. 140 shows two different kinds of stops for a lantern-wheel.

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