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contraption [kənˈtræpʃn] N

Usage examples with contraption

don't ask me how to use this contraption
не спра́шивай меня́, как испо́льзуется э́та штуко́вина

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The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.
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People did not know what the new contraption was at first, but when showed how well it cleaned in their home, they were sold.
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He orders a contraption to be built that is lifted into the air by griffons, enabling him to fly up into the air.
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They also use the carpentry tools and local resources to build mechanical contraptions.
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He often finds himself building huge machinery, such as roach-catching contraptions, most of the time resulting in them backfiring.
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Television screens of varying sizes were located around this contraption which showed different videos of their vehicle's performance.
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If it struck, the second parachute deployed and the unfortunate victim was left towing away the contraption.
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Some of the most clever of these contraptions looked like large, ordinary black candles with a felt base concealing the opening.
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He regularly constructs the contraptions invented by his characters.
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It consists of a girdle-like contraption that is worn around the body, with a hook for attachment.
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