Sentence examples for upright post from inspiring English sources

(right) The virtual world being simulated contains a black upright post placed at the center of a sphere covered in a checkerboard pattern.

While Melton was in this position a link of the chain which held the pulley at the top of the upright post broke, and the bent fell to the ground with Melton underneath, inflicting upon him serious and permanent injuries.

These small figures were made to dance, more or less accidentally, by the slight variations in the tension of a thread passing through their chests horizontally from the performer's knee to an upright post.

Antique specimens from Tyrol show two variants (Fig. 3c): in the left one, the upright post holding the string with the latch is relocated towards the front; in the right one, it is replaced by two upright posts and an overhead beam forming a frame.

They believe Jesus died on a single upright post rather than the traditional cross.

It was made from short lengths of coppiced branches, held in place with upright posts.

Whatnot, series of open shelves supported by two or four upright posts.

As plants grow, elevate netting and hold in place by stretching between upright posts.

Its later and more specialized application, however, was to the upright posts with a projecting arm on which the bodies of criminals were suspended after their execution.

At Broadway and Wall Street and Broadway and Exchange Place would be operable bollards -- upright posts that could be retracted to admit emergency vehicles, the only motorized traffic allowed through these pedestrian-only intersections.

A small horseshoe electromagnet was placed between two upright posts, between which a lever arm was pivoted; when the horseshoe magnet was excited by the transmitted current, one end of the horseshoe magnet was excited by the transmitted current, one end of the lever was pulled down against the magnet and by this movement raised a weight attached to the other end.