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• broadcaster, spreader go
  a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
  
• bumper go
  a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
  
• bumper guard go
  vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle
  
• carburetor, carburettor go
  mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
  
• compressor go
  a mechanical device that compresses gasses
  
• copyholder go
  mechanical device used in printing
  
• coupling, coupler go
  a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
  
• roller, curler, hair curler, crimper go
  a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
  
• stop, diaphragm go
  a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
  
• dicer go
  a mechanical device used for dicing food
  
• electromechanical device go
  a mechanical device that is operated by electricity
  
• escapement go
  mechanical device that regulates movement
  
• gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever go
  a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
  
• grab go
  a mechanical device for gripping an object
  
• hook, claw go
  a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  
• machine, simple machine go
  a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
  
• pantograph go
  mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
  
• piston, plunger go
  mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
  
• propeller, propellor go
  a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
  
• pump go
  a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
  
• ratchet, rachet, ratch go
  mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
  
• record changer, auto-changer, changer go
  an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
  
• ride go
  a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
  
• seeder go
  a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
  
• shutter go
  a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
  
• binding, ski binding go
  one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot
  
• splicer go
  a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape
  
• splint go
  an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
  
• sprinkler go
  mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden
  
• stator, stator coil go
  mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
  
• stoker go
  a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
  
• stretcher go
  a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
  
• striker go
  the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
  
• supply chamber go
  a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed
  
• swing go
  mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
  
• pickup, tone arm, pickup arm go
  mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
  
• trap go
  a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
  
• vibrator go
  mechanical device that produces vibratory motion
  
• vibrator go
  a mechanical device that vibrates
  
• voting machine go
  a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically
  
• vane, weathervane, weather vane, wind vane go
  mechanical device attached to an elevated structure
  
• wheelwork go
  mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)
  
• winder go
  mechanical device around which something can be wound
  
• key, winder go
  mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
  
• windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade go
  a mechanical device that cleans the windshield