lathe
noun
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
lathes
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pluralof lathe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof lathe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
lathenouna machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
Example Sentences
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The workrooms contained metal lathes, hand tools and grey casings, but it was not possible to verify what had been made there.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
“It was full of joiners and had the best tools and lathes to do anything he needed or wanted to do.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023
Powerful lathes grind blocks of steel into sharp-toothed gears and screws.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
His Innovation Workshop in Atlanta is a neat grid of computerized lathes, battery boxes, drills, metal shavings and computer screens that spin special effects in three dimensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2019
Mrs. Coulter, on the other hand, was not like any female Scholar Lyra had seen, and certainly not like the two serious elderly lathes who were the other female guests.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
