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Synonyms for gasket

Grammar : Noun
Spell : gas-kit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæs kɪt


Définition of gasket

Origin :
  • 1620s, caskette "small rope or plaited coil used to secure a furled sail," of uncertain origin, perhaps from French garcette "little girl, maidservant," diminutive of Old French garce (13c.) "young woman, young girl; whore, harlot, concubine," fem. of garçon (see garcon). Sense of "packing (originally of braided hemp) to seal metal joints" first recorded 1829.
  • noun seal
Example sentences :
  • The lips of this gasket are tapered, with the narrow edge up.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • The nut is then turned down on the post to force the cover on the gasket.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • For a second the old boy stares at me like he was goin' to blow a gasket.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • Before they could get the gasket off, I had to port the helm to prevent striking the other steamer.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • This gasket forms an elastic packing which prevents leakage.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design » by David Allan Low
  • He recognized you and Gasket when Burthen was killed, in spite of your beard.
  • Extract from : « Port O' Gold » by Louis John Stellman
  • Otherwise she is going to blow out a gasket some day, when you least expect it.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Air Scout » by Victor Appleton
  • The diaphragm between the wood and the tin acts as a gasket, and makes an air-tight joint.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out » by Fred T. Hodgson
  • Gasket—A short piece of rope used to tie up sails with, frequently called a stop.
  • Extract from : « On Yacht Sailing » by Thomas Fleming Day
  • We adjusted the gasket, replaced the heavy cylinder head, and began bolting it down, both silent for some minutes.
  • Extract from : « Fighting Byng » by A. Stone

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