: a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
Truckloads of new work stations, lathes, and furnaces are set for installation.
—Time, 24 July 2023
In this class, students focus on learning machines, like the lathe, grinder, table saw and other machinery.
—Deena Lawley-Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
The recipient of this pronouncement is Elli Vuokko, a fiery 19-year-old delegate representing Finnish lathe operators whom Rosa befriends during morning self-defense lessons and soaking sessions at the public baths.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
Within seven years, Mr. Hasenfratz had set up his own company, starting with a single lathe to form metal parts in his basement.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
Some elements from that history have been preserved — a lathe here, gears there — lending a cool, industrial feeling to the 10,000-plus square feet of space.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
Bone records were made from 1946 until 1964, when the availability of reel-to-reel tape recorders rendered the difficult lathe recorders obsolete, Coates said.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023
In the basement, rooms were cluttered with lathes, microscopes, pumps, engine prototypes, and other scientific equipment with which the children were free to tinker.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
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The bats were coming down the old lathe walls and entering through the gaps in the baseboards.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
Truckloads of new work stations, lathes, and furnaces are set for installation.
—Time, 24 July 2023
In this class, students focus on learning machines, like the lathe, grinder, table saw and other machinery.
—Deena Lawley-Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
The recipient of this pronouncement is Elli Vuokko, a fiery 19-year-old delegate representing Finnish lathe operators whom Rosa befriends during morning self-defense lessons and soaking sessions at the public baths.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
Within seven years, Mr. Hasenfratz had set up his own company, starting with a single lathe to form metal parts in his basement.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
Some elements from that history have been preserved — a lathe here, gears there — lending a cool, industrial feeling to the 10,000-plus square feet of space.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
Bone records were made from 1946 until 1964, when the availability of reel-to-reel tape recorders rendered the difficult lathe recorders obsolete, Coates said.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023
In the basement, rooms were cluttered with lathes, microscopes, pumps, engine prototypes, and other scientific equipment with which the children were free to tinker.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
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lathe
nounˈlāt͟h
: a machine in which a piece of material is held and turned while being shaped by a tool
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