by means of

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by means of

  1. By using (an object or an approach).
    • 1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
      "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
    • 1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:
      Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt.

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