squirrel-cage motor

noun

A kind of induction motor that harnesses electromagnetism in order to generate motion.

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nounsquirrel-cage motor (plural squirrel-cage motors)

plural squirrel-cage motors

  1. engineeringA kind of induction motor that harnesses electromagnetism in order to generate motion.

    Known as an electrogyro locomotive, it derives its haulage power from energy stored in two flywheels, each of which is combined with a squirrel-cage induction motor.

    1958 June 28, “N.C.B. Electrogyro Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 421
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