squirrel cage (English, noun)
expansion: squirrel cage (plural squirrel cages)
Senses:
glosses: A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.
glosses: A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved.
tags: broadly
figuratively
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form.
Forms:
form: squirrel cages
tags: plural
form: squirrel's cage
tags: alternative