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coach screws

coach screws is the plural of coach screw.

Meaning of coach screw

Noun

coach screw (plural coach screws)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A large metal wood screw with a head that takes a spanner.
    • In turnouts the special fittings are secured by coach screws. Portable air compressors with special tools for boring holes and driving the coach screws save both time and labour.1943 September and October, “Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
    Synonyms:
    lag screw, lag bolt

Questions about coach screws

What is coach screws the plural of?
Coach screws is the plural of coach screw.

Words near coach screws in the dictionary

  1. coach lamps
  2. coach line
  3. coach roof
  4. coach roofs
  5. coach screw
  6. coach screws
  7. COACH syndrome
  8. coach up
  9. coach-built
  10. coach-dog
  11. coach-dogs

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