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lead screw

[ leed ]
/ lid /

noun

(on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.

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lead screw
/ (liːd) /

noun

a threaded rod that drives the tool carriage in a lathe when screw cutting, etc
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