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Answer for the clue "Raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity ", 10 letters:
triphammer

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of trip hammer English)

Usage examples of triphammer.

And from inside the mill came not the harsh grinding of the corn-mill but the continuous Iblis-clash of a triphammer forging iron.

But the guidance came not from Nicolson but in the shape of a crescendoing roar of an aircraft engine, the triphammer thudding of aircraft cannon and a shell that screamed through the smashed window above their heads and blasted the top of the chartroom door off its hinges.