mechn.1
/mɛk/, U.S. /mɛk/ colloquial. Chiefly Military (esp. Air Force).
= mechanic n. 4a.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > engineer > [noun] > motor mechanic
motor mechanic1913
mech1918
grease monkey1928
motor fitter1961
1918 in G. L. Rossano Price of Honor (1991) 104 The C.O...sent an American mech out.
1929 C. B. Nordhoff & J. N. Hall Falcons of France 86 Selden, this is Cartier, your chief mech.
1945 Collier's 18 Aug. 88/2 He sent them down on the line to work with the mechs, so they would know their planes inside and out.
1968 J. Sangster Touchfeather xvi. 191 Bud carries a heater, the mechs don't.
1991 FlyPast (BNC) Nov. 75 I was a flight mech on the Tiffies of CFE at Tangmere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
mechn.2
/mɛk/, U.S. /mɛk/ Cycling colloquial (chiefly British).
A derailleur gear mechanism on a bicycle.
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1986 Cycling World June 21/1 Close examination of the two mechs show a certain amount of slip on the older one compared with the new.
1998 Cycling Today May 9/1 My Dawes Hybrid is fitted with Shimano components,..Deore LX front mech, Alivio rear mech [etc.].
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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