gasket
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
Nautical. any of a number of light lines for securing a furled sail to a boom, gaff, or yard.
Origin of gasket
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How to use gasket in a sentence
Inspect gaskets on wood stoves and fireplace insertsIf you burn wood, you probably know to have a certified chimney sweeper clean the chimney and inspect the fireplace annually.
Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your November to-do list | Jeanne Huber | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostReaping turns in billowing powder, we stayed dry thanks to features like a long hemline, wrist gaskets, and waterproof zippers.
Because Zoe is his sister, Connor thinks the letter is some sort of scheme on Evan’s part, a ploy to make him blow his gasket in public, as everyone always expects him to do.
The leakproof lids use a hinged locking system and rubber gasket to stay sealed and avoid spills.
Mostly, he looks like he’s just about to blow his gasket in general.
The Ice Road Is an Overly Twisty Action Adventure That Has Its Charms, Chief Among Them Liam Neeson | Stephanie Zacharek | June 25, 2021 | Time
Soon after that his clash with Ben Affleck, who nearly blew a gasket, sparked a national debate over Islam.
If an enrollee encounters an unexpected expense of replacing a head gasket or something like that, he might skip a payment.
A thin rubber gasket should be placed between the cover and the casing to provide a water-tight joint.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousPeaks, on the main topmast-stay, caught Howe in the very act of passing the gasket through the bight of the buntline.
Down the Rhine | Oliver Opticgasket lay, his head bowed over on the table and an arm flung forward.
Port O' Gold | Louis John StellmanThis may be caused by leakage past the rotary valve, defective body gasket, or leakage by the feed valve or its case gasket.
The Traveling Engineers' Association | AnonymousThe waterproof gasket stripped off easily, exposing the power leads, nerve wires and the weakened knee joint.
The Velvet Glove | Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for gasket
/ (ˈɡæskɪt) /
a compressible packing piece of paper, rubber, asbestos, etc, sandwiched between the faces or flanges of a joint to provide a seal
nautical a piece of line used as a sail stop
blow a gasket slang to burst out in anger
Origin of gasket
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with gasket
see under blow a fuse.
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