contraption
أداة غريبة الشكل
definition
noun
There are the flying machines and steam contraptions , technology from a fantastic version of the industrial age.
a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.
translation of 'contraption'
noun
شيء,
أداة غريبة الشكل
example
It took old-fashioned rocket science to put the 'contraption' into orbit on September 27 last year.
A flood light granted sight to the strangest mechanical 'contraption' any of them had ever seen.
The noisy 'contraption' of an elevator stopped once it reached the bottom of the shaft.
Bodies were needed to carry the 'contraption' , for it had no wheels.
The mechanised 'contraption' rattled its way over the rolling hills.
There are the flying machines and steam 'contraptions' , technology from a fantastic version of the industrial age.
His shoes were strange 'contraptions' bound in metal strips and leather ties.
Some of his 'contraptions' do not have steering wheels and he still calls them ‘cars’.
People taking rides on giant wheels and similar 'contraptions' should be warned that they are taking a risk.
It was at least twice as big as a normal airplane hangar, with strange looking 'contraptions' flying about.
You find strange 'contraptions' made of rubber and metal lying around in the basement.
For example, the machines might resemble the 'contraptions' used by the state lottery agencies to determine winning numbers.
At first, you might think that writing about mechanical 'contraptions' could end up being an extremely boring and dry endeavour.
No longer the wooden 'contraptions' of yore, they are powered by large diesel sets.
Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious 'contraptions' , despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs.
Fruit machines used to be pretty simple 'contraptions' , but you'd need a mathematics degree to operate them these days.
Neither of them wore gear and they were using some sort of strange cardboard 'contraptions' as nets but they were wearing skates and they had sticks in their hands.
Giant machines and preternatural 'contraptions' can dominate the landscape.
Undoubtedly the 'contraptions' and apparatuses in Keaton's films are the basis for his gags.
Also displayed are two power-gliders, which are two-seater 'contraptions' powered by small engines.
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