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spring-loaded

adj

Definitions

  1. Of a mechanical device, containing a spring that holds a component in a particular…

    Of a mechanical device, containing a spring that holds a component in a particular position.

    • Near-synonym: sprung
    • A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].
    • These spring-loaded seats are a bit harder and very snappy when you get off them.

  2. simple past and past participle of spring-load

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at spring-loaded. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at spring-loaded. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at spring-loaded

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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