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Meanings of contraption (contraptions) in English

Portuguese
troço
Catalan
enginy
Spanish
gadget

A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.

troço
Usage of contraptions in English
1
However the days of the big, clunky, clam shell contraptions are gone.
The Irish Times
2
You know, the folks who'll actually be riding in these newfangled contraptions.
Wired
3
We had those towelling draw string contraptions for changing into our togs.
The Irish Times
4
The entrance and the exit were airtight wheeled contraptions of native pig-iron.
Edge of Infinity
5
I don't know much about these contraptions, but I haven't touched her.
Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers; Or, The Secret of Phantom Mo...
6
It clean locoes me t' think Ah'm livin' wid sech fine contraptions.
Polly of Pebbly Pit
7
You went out of your way to say that they were mechanical contraptions.
Anathem
8
The contraptions are called funnel traps, or tolei in the local Mende dialect.
The Guardian
9
I mean, can you see me on one of those contraptions?
The Guardian
10
These sliding, folding, twisting, clicking contraptions look like notebooks but double as tablets.
Wired
11
I do not like these modern contraptions, but they are convenient.
Gingham bride
12
But a man can't expect to compete with one of those mechanical contraptions.
The Auction Block
13
As I said, I have no interest in these ridiculous contraptions.
In a gilded cage
14
Je-zus but those mechanical soldier contraptions were nasty pieces of work.
The Neutronium Alchemist
15
How else can they fit themselves into those terrible contraptions for the tricks?
The last illusion
16
Don't be fooled by the smoke and mirrors and the Rube Goldberg contraptions.
The Guardian
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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