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Lock washer   Listen
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Lock washer  n.  A washer that is not completely smooth or flat, designed to prevent a nut from loosening, placed under the nut on a screw or bolt.





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"Lock washer" Quotes from Famous Books



... is slipped over the post as shown at (0), and is given a quarter turn. The top surfaces of the projections on the lock-nut are inclined and as the locknut is turned, the projections on the post and nut engage, and the cover is forced down on the gasket (G). To lock the nut in place, a lock washer (L) is then slipped over the post, the projections (MM) fitting into spaces (KK) between the projections on the post and nut, thus preventing the nut from turning. A special wrench is furnished for turning the lock-nut. The cell ...
— The Automobile Storage Battery - Its Care And Repair • O. A. Witte


Words linked to "Lock washer" :   washer, lock ring, lockring


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