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SAFETY NUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does safety nut mean?
• SAFETY NUT (noun)
The noun SAFETY NUT has 1 sense:
1. supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
Familiarity information: SAFETY NUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
locknut; safety nut
Hypernyms ("safety nut" is a kind of...):
nut (a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt)
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