spring-loaded
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- adjective
- /sprɪŋˈloʊdɪd/
- Specialized
- The 4-100 series features two independent, spring-loaded swing check assemblies in a top entry design.
- using a spring-loaded
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Watch on YouTubeThis whole top comes off has a spring loaded panel, which is your seal and your drain.
- This whole top comes off has a spring loaded panel, which is your seal and your drain.
Examples
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Roland felt along the carved basework, working his way around to the back before finding what he sought—a spring-loaded catch.
Fiction book (1990) -
Units are available with spring-loaded probes for use with thermowells.
Academic text (2005) -
But what you could also have is just a little spring loaded door on that floor.
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It's got a little a fun spring loaded cap mechanism.
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This whole top comes off has a spring loaded panel, which is your seal and your drain.
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They're a little like spring loaded ball catches.
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A pole, spring-loaded between the floor and ceiling, could provide a convenient mount point.
Blog text (1) -
Roman picked up the spring-loaded hand grips and began squeezing them.
Fiction book (2000) -
With a tug on the chain, the spring-loaded window opens, revealing a square of bachelor-button-blue early morning sky.
Fiction book (1993) -
The mechanic explained that the spring-loaded mechanism in the tool helps to automatically push the drill bit into the wood.
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Etymology
The word spring-loaded comes from spring, a metal coil that 'springs' or pushes back, and loaded, meaning 'filled' or 'carrying a load'. So spring-loaded means something is 'filled with a spring' that pushes or moves parts quickly, like a button or toy that pops open when you press it.