Springs

American  

[springz] / sprɪŋz /

noun

1. a city in S Transvaal, in the E Republic of South Africa, E of Johannesburg.

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Springs British  

/ sprɪŋz /

noun

1. a city in E South Africa: developed around a coal mine established in 1885 and later became a major world gold-mining centre, now with uranium extraction. Pop: 80 776 (2001)

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Example Sentences

The arms are forged from motorbike springs and gears, its shoulders are curve from car rims, the spine is moulded from a fuel tank and its knees are pieced together with chains and suspension parts.

From Barron's

Similarly, his father and stepmother invited seven children to a resort at Steamboat Springs, Colo., for a summit to disclose estate plans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using her beak, C.C. pried open a long thin door in the belly of the clock, thus revealing an intricate display of rusted gears and springs and chains and doodads creaking away.

From Literature

To give the cradle a little bit of bounce, he tied the ropes to two cultivator springs and hung the whole contraption to the bows inside the covered wagon.

From Literature

Then one by one, I mashed the trap springs down with my foot and set the triggers.

From Literature

Related Words

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