| The noisy contraption of an elevator stopped once it reached the bottom of the shaft. |
| I can't help noticing a small, white bowl positioned beneath the groaning contraption. |
| Fill the space between tin can and saucepan with water and heat the whole contraption until the glue is fluid. |
| Scrap wood, darning needles, string and sealing wax held his flimsy contraption together. |
| He engaged the engine, causing two large screw propellers to whirl frantically and the wood and cloth contraption to lift off the ground. |
| It took old-fashioned rocket science to put the contraption into orbit on September 27 last year. |
