mainsprings in English
noun
1
the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism.
You are rotating and moving the loaded cylinder forward as well as extending the breech block while compressing the mainspring and cylinder hushing spring.
2
something that plays a principal part in motivating or maintaining a movement, process, or activity.
innovation is the mainspring of the new economy
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