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Word: Gasket
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in gasket (sense 2)): perhaps from French garcette ‘thin rope’ (originally ‘little girl’), diminutive of garce, feminine of gars ‘boy’
ˈɡaskɪt
a shaped sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device
Short Definition:shaped sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing junction between two surfaces in engine
Examples:- oil was leaking from the gasket between the drive flange and the hub
a cord securing a furled sail to the yard of a sailing ship.
Short Definition:cord securing furled sail to yard of sailing ship
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