2. Noun. a fictional series of semaphore towers in the Discworld novels ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clacks
1. clack [v] - See also: clack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clacks
Literary usage of Clacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1878)
"A set of relief clacks for a single acting cylinder consists of two, ... For a
double acting cylinder, four clacks are required, two for each port. ..."
2. The Mechanical Engineering of Collieries by Cornelius McLeod Percy (1885)
"... Strength of Timber—Built-up Beams—Ram and Chamber —clacks and Boxes—Arrangements
for packing the Ram and examining the clacks—Points at which Main and ..."
3. The Principles and Practice and Explanation of the Machinery of Locomotive by Thomas Tredgold (1850)
"BROKEN clacks.— Should a pump or feed-pipe give way, one pump is generally
sufficient to keep up the boiler; but should that one fail also, the engine must ..."
4. Ajax Loquitur, Or, The Autobiography of an Old Locomotive Engine by Robert Weatherburn (1899)
"PUMPS, clacks, ETC I CAN interest you still further with regard to pumps, clacks,
... Sometimes it was in changing the clacks, all being of one size but ..."
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