Definition of "lathes" []

• Plural form of lathe. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lathe. (verb)

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• "Figs. 8 and 9 show the method of machining the cylinders and pistons, the whole of which can be done by ordinary lathes, which is evidently a great advantage in the event of reboring, etc., being required in the colonies or other countries where special tools are inaccessible."
• "He said foreign companies may have supplied industrial tools, such as lathes which were used in making the bombs, but the companies would not have known to what use the equipment was put."
• "When he received his award he discussed a development project which The Globe and Mail sponsored in conjunction with Care Canada and asked Canadian businesses to donate light industrial machinery such as lathes, drill presses and welding equipment to the people of Villa El Salvador in a slum area of Lima, Peru."