Definition of turnbuckle in English:
turnbuckle
nounˈtəːnbʌklˈtərnˌbəkəl
A coupling with internal screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat's rigging, etc. lengthwise or to regulate their length or tension.
- For a wood frame gate use a gate sag prevention kit that includes a turnbuckle for adjustments as the gate wears.
- The bolt connects the elevator-control-cable turnbuckles to the push rods.
- Instead of putting fittings and turnbuckles on the streamlined tie-rod, he bent it and welded it to the spar of the stabilizer.
- This exposure in part accounts for the nautical know-how of his early sculptures, which were sometimes built like boats or internally rigged with cables and turnbuckles.
- The steering and suspension are adjustable via turnbuckles.
- He climbs up the turnbuckles and salutes his loyal Blackburn fans who cheer wildly.
- Cowell keeps up his momentum and throws him into the turnbuckle before running into him like a speed train.
Definition of turnbuckle in US English:
turnbuckle
nounˈtərnˌbəkəlˈtərnˌbəkəl
A coupling with female screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat rigging, etc., lengthwise and to regulate their length or tension.
- Cowell keeps up his momentum and throws him into the turnbuckle before running into him like a speed train.
- The bolt connects the elevator-control-cable turnbuckles to the push rods.
- For a wood frame gate use a gate sag prevention kit that includes a turnbuckle for adjustments as the gate wears.
- Instead of putting fittings and turnbuckles on the streamlined tie-rod, he bent it and welded it to the spar of the stabilizer.
- This exposure in part accounts for the nautical know-how of his early sculptures, which were sometimes built like boats or internally rigged with cables and turnbuckles.
- The steering and suspension are adjustable via turnbuckles.
- He climbs up the turnbuckles and salutes his loyal Blackburn fans who cheer wildly.