'Detached escapement' definitions:

Definition of 'Detached escapement'

From: GCIDE
  • Detached \De*tached"\, a. Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels. "Extensive and detached empire." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • Detached escapement. See Escapement. [1913 Webster]