socket spanner
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socket spanner — noun A spanner with a socketed head made to fit over a nut or a bolt • • • Main Entry: ↑socket … Useful english dictionary
spanner — Although a British term for a wrench, it is also used for many bicycle tools in the U.S.A. and Canada. See adjustable spanner box spanner brake adjusting spanner C spanner chainring nut spanner combination spanner double ended spanner … Dictionary of automotive terms
socket — /ˈsɒkət / (say sokuht) noun 1. a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing. 2. one of a set of different sized circular heads with flanges on the inner circumference, for use with a ratchet spanner. 3. Electricity a… …
socket wrench — noun a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner • Part Meronyms: ↑socket * * * noun, pl ⋯ wrenches [count] US : a tool that has a part which fits over the end of a bolt or nut and is… … Useful english dictionary
Adjustable spanner — From the bottom: 1. The first adjustable spanner f … Wikipedia
box spanner — A British term for a hollow tube with a socket at each end and two holes through which a bar can be inserted to turn the wrench. The bar is called a T bar; but the British call it a tommy bar … Dictionary of automotive terms
tommy bar — noun Short bar put through the shaft of a socket spanner or box spanner to provide extra leverage … Wiktionary
tommy bar — [1] A rod that fits in a box spanner. [2] A short bar used as a lever to provide torque for tightening a box or socket spanner. Also called a crossbar … Dictionary of automotive terms
Wrench — For other uses, see Wrench (disambiguation). A set of chrome vanadium metric wrenches, open at one end, box/ring at the other. This type is commonly known as a combination wrench. A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical… … Wikipedia
List of screw drives — Contents 1 Common types 1.1 External types 1.1.1 Square 1.1.2 Hex … Wikipedia
