Sentence example with the word 'detent'

detent

Definition n. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Last update: September 8, 2015


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In dropping it dislodges the detent of the reducing slide, and the slide springs forward and reduces the flow of the sugar.   [Please select]

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The act of cutting a projection or guard, such as is usually found on the insides of locks, and the correspondent detent in the key.   [Please select]

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