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Definition of escapements:

(n) : (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
(n) : A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
(n) : An escape or a means of escape.
(n) : The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.

Definition of escapements:

(n) : (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
(n) : A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
(n) : An escape or a means of escape.
(n) : The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.

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