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SPIRAL RATCHET SCREWDRIVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiral ratchet screwdriver mean? 

SPIRAL RATCHET SCREWDRIVER (noun)
  The noun SPIRAL RATCHET SCREWDRIVER has 1 sense:

1. a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handleplay

  Familiarity information: SPIRAL RATCHET SCREWDRIVER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPIRAL RATCHET SCREWDRIVER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ratchet screwdriver; spiral ratchet screwdriver

Hypernyms ("spiral ratchet screwdriver" is a kind of...):

screwdriver (a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)

Meronyms (parts of "spiral ratchet screwdriver"):

rachet; ratch; ratchet (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)


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