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contraption
/ əˈٰæʃə /
noun
informala device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised
Other Word Forms
- contraptious adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of contraption1
Word History and Origins
Origin of contraption1
Example Sentences
With interior chambers lined with perforated metal walls, the contraption somewhat resembles a fast-food restaurant’s deep fryer.
Asked whether the contraption could, for instance, disrupt drone frequencies and force them to return to their bases, he replied mysteriously: "Maybe, among other things."
It’s a massive contraption, like a Pilates Reformer on steroids.
Even the ride vehicle is noteworthy, as we enter a contraption that looks and feels like court seating, before being jolted to the right.
At Hope and Peace Park, kids arrived on foot, in strollers and wagons, and some of them climbed the multi-colored contraption and tested the new slides as smiling parents looked on.
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