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TURNBUCKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turnbuckle mean? 

TURNBUCKLE (noun)
  The noun TURNBUCKLE has 1 sense:

1. an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tensionplay

  Familiarity information: TURNBUCKLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TURNBUCKLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnbuckle" is a kind of...):

coupler; coupling (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)


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