Meaning of squirrel cage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.
2. A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved.
   broadly, figuratively
3. Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form.

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Examples

“The poor stuggle for riches, success, power; but those who achieve⟳ them die⟳ out. Life is, then a sort⟳ of squirrel cage or treadmill.”

“So maybe I wouldn't even call⟳ Kevin. . . . Or I could just see⟳ him socially. . . . Or I could . . . . Or, or, or. . . . I was still running around in this squirrel cage when the big gray poisonous cloud that usually covers New York materialized just off the right wing.”

“A blower, in the shape⟳ of a drum fan (also called a "squirrel cage"), pulls the warm humid air from the room across the coils.”

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