sprocket
/ˈspɹɒkɪt/
noun 4
Collocations
2VERB + SPROCKET
fastening, know
SPROCKET + NOUN
factory, hub
Definitions
noun
1
A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
2
The tooth of such a wheel.
3
A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
4
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
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noun — tooth on the rim of gear wheel
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Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
Wiktionary02
Do you know what a sprocket is?
Tatoeba · #886876903
Prise off the circlip fastening the sprocket to the hub.
Tatoeba · #12945280Usage Notes
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