escapement
[noun]
Synonyms: escape, breakout, escaping, flight, getaway, lam, scape, slip

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escapement noun

1. a machine in a clock or watch that transfers movement from the spring or weight to a wheel or pendulum that is connected to the hands
   Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French à©chappement, from à©chapper ‘to escape’.

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