bridge »
An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
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crank out »
To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.
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crank up »
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
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grease monkey »
A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
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ice up »
To become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.
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on the blink »
Functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electronic device.
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quantum mechanics »
Something overly complicated or detailed.
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quantum mechanics »
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.
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