"flare-nut wrench" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flare-nut wrenches [plural], flare nut wrench [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flare-nut wrench (plural flare-nut wrenches)
  1. (engineering) An open spanner (wrench) to tighten fragile nuts, such as flare nuts, not accessible to a ring spanner (box end wrench) or box spanner (tube spanner). Related terms: flare nut Translations (a special spanner): offener Ringschlüssel [masculine] (German)

Alternative forms

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