LOCKNUT


Meaning of LOCKNUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌnət ]

noun

Date: circa 1864

1. : a nut screwed down hard on another to prevent it from slacking back

2. : a nut so constructed that it locks itself when screwed tight against another part

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.