"Jesus nut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jesus nuts [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from the Vietnam War. From the notion that, given its critical function, if the nut were to fail, the only thing left to do would be to "pray to Jesus". Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jesus nut (plural Jesus nuts)
  1. (aviation, slang) The nut that holds the main rotor to the mast of some helicopters. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Aviation Related terms: Jesus clip, Jesus freak, Jesus pin
    Sense id: en-Jesus_nut-en-noun-13gqzrP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 25 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (slang, figurative) A single point of failure with catastrophic consequences. Tags: figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-Jesus_nut-en-noun-GJob4nWn

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