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Definition of Retighten
1. tighten [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: tighten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retighten
Literary usage of Retighten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"... approximately, requires frequent retighten- ing, which is a source of too much
expense and leads to a rapid destruction of the belt. See Fig. 4 and Par. ..."
2. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"... approximately, requires frequent retighten- ing, which is a source of too much
expense and leads to a rapid destruction of the belt. See Fig. 4 and Par. ..."
3. The Woodlanders: A Novel by Thomas Hardy (1896)
"The old man went out-of-doors again; and his horse being hardly unsaddled as yet,
he told Upjohn to retighten the girths, when he again mounted, ..."
4. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"... raise the arm slightly and retighten the nut. This will tighten the belt.
Note—This nut frequently has a left hand thread. Stopping Slight Leaks in ..."
5. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"If this happens, loosen the nut which holds the eccentric arm of the fan, raise
the arm slightly and retighten the nut. This will tighten the belt. ..."
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