squirrel-cage motor

English

Noun

squirrel-cage motor (plural squirrel-cage motors)

  1. (mechanics) A kind of induction motor that harnesses electromagnetism in order to generate motion.
    • 1958 June, “N.C.B. Electrogyro Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 421:
      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.
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