gearwork

The equator of the Earth is a giant mountain range, on the top of which is brass gearwork, the teeth that allow the Earth to ride in the solar system track.

Mainspring Fred Perry 2008

The equator of the Earth is a giant mountain range, on the top of which is brass gearwork, the teeth that allow the Earth to ride in the solar system track.

Archive 2008-09-01 Fred Perry 2008

Sand sifted from the gearwork shoulders of the beast, and a pair of enormous claws dragged the massive, winged body from his lair.

Mercadian Masques Lebaron, Francis 1999

Scorched metal and molten rock, the scents of hell, Davvol knew only those scents and pain, never-ending pain, as the mountain of collapsed metal struts and supports, machinery and gearwork, continued to shift and grind.

Bloodlines Coleman, Loren L. 1999

Storks are asleep among two - and three-legged horses, rusted gearwork and splintered roof of the carousel, their heads jittering with aircurrents and yellow Africa, dainty black snakes a hundred feet below meandering in the sunlight across the rocks and dry pans.

Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

And of course, there is no doubt that we could further improve upon the 19th century gearwork and make the mechanical advantage even higher.

Energy Bulletin - kristinsponsler 2010

Your view isn’t static; it isn’t a pellet; it is an interlocking gearwork of claims, counterclaims, premises, distinctions, evidence, quotations, interpretations, and conclusions.

Whether true or not 2009