gasket

[ gas-kit ]

/ ˈgæs kɪt /

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noun

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

1615–25; perhaps <French garcette a plait of rope

Words nearby gasket

gashouse, gasiform, gasify, gas jet, Gaskell, gasket, gaskin, gas law, gas laws, gaslight, gas lighter

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Example sentences from the Web for gasket

Soon after that his clash with Ben Affleck, who nearly blew a gasket, sparked a national debate over Islam.
Bill Maher: Yes, I Can Generalize About Muslims|Marlow Stern|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the gasket is laid a sheet of the thinnest grade of what is called pure rubber or elastic gum.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882|Various
It will be observed that there is a wide groove around the bucket, which is filled with hempen rope or gasket.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design|David Allan Low
It ain't enough to know how to reef a gasket, you got to make the mate know you know it.
The American Claimant|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

This tail is usually selvageed, or else the strands are opened and laid up into sennit, as for a gasket.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana
The lips of this gasket are tapered, with the narrow edge up.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte

British Dictionary definitions for gasket

gasket

/ (ˈɡæskɪt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for gasket

C17 (in the sense: rope lashing a furled sail): probably from French garcette rope's end, literally: little girl, from Old French garce girl, feminine of gars boy, servant

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with gasket

gasket

see under blow a fuse.

单词	gasket
释义	gasket [ gas-kit ] / ˈgæs kɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gasket ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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 1615–25; perhaps <French garcette a plait of rope Words nearby gasket gashouse, gasiform, gasify, gas jet, Gaskell, gasket, gaskin, gas law, gas laws, gaslight, gas lighter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gasket Soon after that his clash with Ben Affleck, who nearly blew a gasket, sparked a national debate over Islam. Bill Maher: Yes, I Can Generalize About Muslims\|Marlow Stern\|October 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Over the gasket is laid a sheet of the thinnest grade of what is called pure rubber or elastic gum. Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882\|Various It will be observed that there is a wide groove around the bucket, which is filled with hempen rope or gasket. An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design\|David Allan Low It ain't enough to know how to reef a gasket, you got to make the mate know you know it. The American Claimant\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) This tail is usually selvageed, or else the strands are opened and laid up into sennit, as for a gasket. The Seaman's Friend\|Richard Henry Dana The lips of this gasket are tapered, with the narrow edge up. The Automobile Storage Battery\|O. A. Witte British Dictionary definitions for gasket gasket / (ˈɡæskɪt) / noun 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 Word Origin for gasket C17 (in the sense: rope lashing a furled sail): probably from French garcette rope's end, literally: little girl, from Old French garce girl, feminine of gars boy, servant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with gasket gasket see under blow a fuse. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to gasket stopper, packing, cap, covering
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gasket

noun

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