spiral spring

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   a spring that is wound like a spiral

   Broaderspring

   Narrowerhairspring

Questions about spiral spring

What does spiral spring mean?

spiral spring means "a spring that is wound like a spiral".

Is spiral spring a common word?

spiral spring is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.