"turnbuckle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-turnbuckle.ogg [US] Forms: turnbuckles [plural]
Etymology: turn + buckle Etymology templates: {{compound|en|turn|buckle}} turn + buckle Head templates: {{en-noun}} turnbuckle (plural turnbuckles)
  1. A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. The joint in between can be turned to shorten or lengthen the device with mechanical advantage provided by the screw threads. Translations (nautical equipment): spanwartel (Dutch), spanschroef (Dutch), schroefspanner (Dutch), draadspanner (Dutch), vanttiruuvi (Finnish), ridoir [masculine] (French), Spannschloss [neuter] (German), tānekaha (Maori), strekkfisk [masculine] (Norwegian), śruba rzymska [feminine] (Polish), esticador [masculine] (Portuguese), та́лреп (tálrep) [masculine] (Russian), vantskruv [common-gender] (Swedish), та́лреп (tálrep) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-turnbuckle-en-noun-a37IpJXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'nautical equipment': 58 42
  2. (nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501) Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-turnbuckle-en-noun-Q4yuQOAd Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: turnbarrel

Inflected forms

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