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noun

coupling

a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

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Six example sentences with coupling, each labelled with its topic.

  • The printer stalled because a plastic coupling between the motor shaft and the long lead screw had cracked.

    Technology

  • The night train jolted twice when a coupling between the sleeping car and the dining car was rechecked at midnight.

    Travel

  • A brass coupling holds the tuning slide to the bell, and a loose one buzzes on every low note.

    Music

  • Inspectors check every coupling on the scaffold, since one loose clamp lets a whole run of pipe swing free.

    Architecture

  • A flexible coupling joins the stirrer motor to its shaft, so a slight misalignment never shakes the whole bench.

    Science

  • The pasta roller locks into the mixer's coupling, so the same motor that kneads the dough also turns the rollers.

    Cooking

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