Meccano (Noun)
Meaning
A child's construction set for making mechanical models.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The child spent hours playing with his meccano, building a complex bridge with interlocking metal strips.
- Her grandfather used to love building meccano models when he was a boy and now his granddaughter was following in his footsteps.
- The vintage meccano set had been passed down through generations of the family and was still going strong.
- With his meccano he built a working Ferris wheel that could actually lift small objects.
- He got his first meccano set when he was eight and was instantly hooked, spending every spare moment building and creating.