lock washer
11washer — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A flat ring] Syn. disk, seat, packing, collar, lock washer, shim, bushing, patent washer; see also part 2 . 2. [A machine for washing] Syn. automatic dishwasher, washing machine, laundry machine, electric washer, gasoline… …
12washer — [wôsh′ər] n. 1. a person who washes 2. a flat disk or ring of metal, leather, rubber, etc., used variously to make a seat for the head of a bolt or for a nut or faucet valve, to lock a nut in place, to provide a bearing surface, to serve as a… …
13helical spring lock washer — A locking device for threaded fasteners …
14washer — washerless, adj. /wosh euhr, waw sheuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that washes. 2. See washing machine. 3. a flat ring or perforated piece of leather, rubber, metal, etc., used to give tightness to a joint, to prevent leakage, to distribute… …
15Lock ring — For the washer, see lockring, also see lokring A lock ring is the name given by archaeologists to a type of jewellery from Bronze Age Europe. They are made from gold or bronze and are penannular, providing a slot that is thought to have been used …
16slot washer — noun 1. : a lock washer having a slot cut in its edge to permit the driving of a nail or screw through it after the nut has been tightened to prevent the bolt or nut from turning 2. : a washer slotted through from the outside to the central hole… …
17spring washer — noun : an elastic washer; especially : a strong flat spiral spring of one or two turns that is sharp edged at the ends and used as a nut locking device compare lock washer …
18split washer — See spring lock washer …
19check washer — noun Etymology: check (IV) : lock washer …
20spring lock — See helical spring lock washer …
