Definition of Lock washer

1. Noun. Washer that prevents a nut from loosening.

Exact synonyms: Lock Ring, Lockring
Generic synonyms: Washer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lock Washer

lock key
lock keys
lock lips
lock on
lock out
lock outs
lock pick
lock picked
lock picking
lock picks
lock ring
lock step
lock stitch
lock time
lock up
lock washer (current term)
lockability
lockable
lockage
lockages
lockaway
lockaways
lockbox
lockboxes
lockdown
lockdowns
locked
locked-in syndrome
locked bite
locked facets

Literary usage of Lock washer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"One ef the lugs on the lock-washer will be found bent over, holding the lock nut from turning. Straighten out this log, and take off adjusting lock nut, ..."

2. The Horseless Age (1909)
"This construction is not so frequently used in automobile practice as the cotter locked castle nut or the spring lock washer. It is not generally regarded ..."

3. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1913)
"After compression to flat, reaction shall be sufficient to indicate necessary spring power, and on a subsequent compression to flat, the lock washer shall ..."

4. The Second Power Kink Book: A Collection of Short Articles from Power in (1918)
"Fig. 2 shows the screwdriver attachment in place ready for use. A SUCCESSFUL LOCK WASHER There are many devices for holding a nut or capscrew in place, ..."

5. Handbook for Machine Designers and Draftsmen by Frederick Arthur Halsey (1913)
"After compression to flat, reaction shall be sufficient to indicate necessary spring power, and on a subsequent compression to flat the lock washer shall ..."

6. Automobile Repairshop Short-cuts: Over 1500 Time and Labor-saving Kinks by Motor World (1918)
"30) When a lock washer or spring washer is not available a nut often can be kept from turning or backing off by the use of a square washer with one corner ..."

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