Sentence examples for device for moving from inspiring English sources

Automation began in the late 1940s with the development of the transfer machine, a mechanical device for moving and positioning large objects on a production line (e.g., partly finished automobile engine blocks).

During the same period he displayed remarkable inventive talent, producing a washing machine, a compressed-air engine for ferry boats, a waterpower device for moving canal barges, and several other devices.

Boxing, of course, has long been a favorite fictional device for moving characters up the social ladder; it's a sport that takes what is assumed to be a lower-class talent -- a skill in physical violence -- and ennobles it with an upper-class income.

And, of course, that is what is interesting and exciting about this decision, it really confirms the value of the family limited partnership as a device for moving assets to the next generation.

Walking ability was assessed on an ordinal scale from 1 to 6: (1) need for crutches or other device for moving more than a few steps; (2) walking indoors only; (3) walking indoors and less than 1 km outdoors; (4) walking more than 1 km outdoors; (5) walking unlimited distances on even ground; (6) walking on uneven terrain without any distance limit.

A device for moving sand, like a paintbrush or spoon.

For decades he ran a machine shop in Lucama, where he repaired heavy equipment and came up with customized devices for moving houses and towing large trucks.

The teams invented a wide array of devices for moving the balls: tongs, pincers, grapplers, scoops, even vacuum-powered suction cups.

Pipeline, line of pipe equipped with pumps and valves and other control devices for moving liquids, gases, and slurries (fine particles suspended in liquid).

Indeed, so long as our reasons for moving devices are unrelated to the topology of the cords— if we move devices on top of the desk, without looking below it—, it is as if these movements were "neutral".

The components include fans for moving air, humidification devices, air-filtering devices, and refrigeration machines.