Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Meters
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Church of Happyology: The Church of Practicology, a pretty blatant Captain Ersatz version of Scientology—they love celebrities, use devices similar to e-meters, and have an equally bizarre creation story: Jack: [The Church of Practicology?
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Also, interestingly, when dealing with electric and Diesel locomotives, in both cases the strongest noise comes from the suspension/wheels and the next strongest from the cooling devices, huge fans and compressors able to move many cubic meters of air per second.
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World War II Japanese destroyer captain Tameichi Hara of Amatsukaze also stated that Japanese Type-93 Long Lance shipboard torpedoes had safety devices that would arm the torpedo only after 500 meters, a fact that saved USS San Francisco from being sunk by his ship.
Source: Video Game / World Of Warships
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