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Self-locking fastener
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D-locknut
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lock nut

 
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–noun Machinery.
1. a nut specially constructed to prevent its coming loose, usually having a means of providing extra friction between itself and the screw.
2. Also called jam nut. a thin supplementary nut screwed down upon a regular nut to prevent its loosening.
Also, locknut.

Origin:
1860–65
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Self-locking fastener
Spiralock Vibration-Resistant Self Locking Threaded Fasteners
www.Spiralock.com
D-locknut
Locks anywhere on the bolt regardless of clamping force
www.asymmetricfasteners.com
lock·nut also lock nut   (lŏk'nŭt')   
n.  

  1. A usually thin nut screwed down on another nut to prevent it from loosening.

  2. A self-locking nut.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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