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TURNBUCKLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turnbuckle mean?
• TURNBUCKLE (noun)
The noun TURNBUCKLE has 1 sense:
1. an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Familiarity information: TURNBUCKLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("turnbuckle" is a kind of...):
coupler; coupling (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)
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