Clockwork - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈklɑːkwɜːrk|
Brit.
|ˈklɒkwɜːk|
noun
- any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
Extra examples
The tape was driven by a clockwork motor.
All is clockwork, all is order.
The clockwork apparatus, timed to run for two hours.
He phones us every Sunday at six, regular as clockwork (=always at the same time).
The concert went like clockwork.
Matt came round each Friday, regular as clockwork.
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