squirrel cage
a cage containing a hamster wheel.
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How to use squirrel cage in a sentence
Fixing the fire, and now I'm going to see about getting the right sort of wood for the floor of a squirrel-cage.
Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People | Constance D'Arcy MackayThe squirrel-cage also prevents “hunting” which is one of the common troubles experienced with synchronous motors or converters.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannThis ring is made up of laminated disks with squirrel-cage bars and slots alternating.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannAnd you could call the place the Squirrel-Cage, suggested Bob.
The Turner Twins | Ralph Henry BarbourThere was great consultation all that day, which ended in Tom Stubbs bringing a squirrel-cage.
The Last of the Peterkins | Lucretia P. Hale
British Dictionary definitions for squirrel cage
a cage consisting of a cylindrical framework that is made to rotate by a small animal running inside the framework
a repetitive purposeless task, way of life, etc
Also called: squirrel-cage motor electrical engineering the rotor of an induction motor with a cylindrical winding having copper bars around the periphery parallel to the axis
an electric fan with many long narrow blades arranged in parallel so as to form a cylinder about an axis around which they spin
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