SPANNER


Meaning of SPANNER in English

/span"euhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that spans.

2. Also called spanner wrench . a wrench having a curved head with a hook or pin at one end for engaging notches or holes in collars, certain kinds of nuts, etc. Cf. pin wrench .

3. Chiefly Brit. a wrench, esp. one with fixed jaws.

[ 1630-40; SPAN 1 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .