In a sentence
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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