stopwatch
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stopwatch (ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly | |
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Stopwatch
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example sentences
Using the stopwatch, measure how long each plane stays in the air.
In the old days the thing dropped through the efforts of six burly workmen and a guy with a stopwatch.
Start and end your meetings according to a stopwatch that everyone in the room can see.
One stopwatch is designated as the official test time stopwatch, the second is the backup stopwatch.
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