nut spanner

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  • 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

  • nut — [1] A fastening device that is somewhat doughnut shaped with a number of flat surfaces on the outer rim and threads on the inner hole. Also see ball and nut ball worm and nut bolt and nut butterfly nut cap nut captive nut castellated nut castle… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • spanner — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt. ● spanner in the works Cf. ↑spanner in the works ORIGIN from German spannen draw tight …   English terms dictionary

  • spanner — span ner (sp[a^]n n[ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, spans. [1913 Webster] 2. The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chainring nut spanner — A special bicycle tool used to loosen the slotted nuts that fasten a chainring to a crankarm …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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  • spanner — noun /ˈspæn.ə(ɹ),ˈspæn.ɚ/ a) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts. Pass me that spanner, Jake; theres just one more nut to screw in. b) One who, or that which, spans. The scheme of the spanner of continents and the desire of the little… …   Wiktionary

  • spanner — [[t]spæ̱nə(r)[/t]] spanners 1) N COUNT A spanner is a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn it to loosen or tighten it. [mainly BRIT] Syn: wrench (in AM, usually use , monkey wrench) 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone throws a… …   English dictionary

  • spanner — noun (C) 1 BrE a metal tool that fits over a nut (nut1 (2)) and is used for turning it to make it tight or to undo it; wrench 2 (3) AmE see also: ring spanner 2 put/throw a spanner in the works BrE informal to unexpectedly do something that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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