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es·cape·ment    Audio Help   [i-skeyp-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Horology. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train. Compare anchor escapement, deadbeat (def. 1), lever escapement.
2.a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed wheel or rack.
3.a mechanism in a piano that causes a hammer to fall back into rest position immediately after striking a string.
4.an act of escaping.
5.Archaic. a way of escape; outlet.
[Origin: 1730–40; escape + -ment (calque of F échappement]
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Main Entry:  escape
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty.
Synonyms:  break, breakout, decampment, flight, getaway
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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