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monument Word or Phrase:PRISON TREADMILL *  
Definition:An appliance for producing motion by the stepping of men on movable steps on a revolving cylinder. Used as a form of punishment in prisons.
monument Word or Phrase:TREADMILL *  
Definition:A structure for producing power through a rotary motion achieved by the weight of men or animals treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path.

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