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spring-loaded

American

[spring-loh-did] / ˈsprɪŋˈloʊ dɪd /

adjective

(of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring.

a spring-loaded safety valve.

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spring-loaded

Once released, the spring-loaded snare launches the ant more than 30 centimeters upward into the spider's main web.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

In the lower right of the steering wheel, the metallic, spring-loaded Manettino selector engages one of five drive modes, including Sport mode and Electronic Stability Control Off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Ultra Hand is named after the 1966 toy that operated like spring-loaded tongs, a relic of Nintendo’s history as a toy manufacturer.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023

There was a whoosh of air as the spring-loaded gate valve opened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

I was stuffing the cups into their spring-loaded dispenser when Trent Bolger’s hyena laugh rang through the open doorway.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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