gasket
/ˈɡæs.kɪt/
gasket noun: a length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
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Noun
gasket (plural gaskets)
- A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
- Three major types of oil-pan gaskets are available: cork/ neoprene composition, neoprene and Hypalon Duraprene. Most professionals prefer cork/neoprene gaskets because the oil-pan bolts seem to lose their torque with the others.1985, Ron Sessions, The Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 Handbook, Penguin, →ISBN, page 12
- A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
- Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
Verb
gasket (third-person singular simple present gaskets, present participle gasketing, simple past and past participle gasketed)
gasket meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gasket in Hindi
- गैस्केट, गास्केट, गैसकेट
gasket in Tamil
- இடையடை, அடைப்பம், அடைவளையம், இணைப்பிறுக்கி, இணைப்பிறுக்கித் தகடு, இணைப்பிறுத்தித்தகடு
gasket in Marathi
- गॅस्केट, गास्केट
gasket in Urdu
- گیسکٹ, گیسکیٹ
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- gasket in Bengali
- গ্যাসকেট, গাস্কেট, গ্যাস্কেট
- gasket in Telugu
- గ్యాస్కెట్, గాస్కెట్
- gasket in Malayalam
- ഗാസ്കറ്റ്, ഗാസ്ക്കറ്റ്, ഗ്യാസ്ക്കറ്റ്
- gasket in Kannada
- ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್, ಗಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್, ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೇಟ್
- gasket in Punjabi
- ਗੈਸਕੇਟ, ਗੈਸਕਟ, ਗੈਸਕੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- gasket in Gujarati
- ગૅસ્કેટ, ગેસ્કેટ, ગાસ્કેટ
- gasket in Odia
- ଗ୍ଯ଼ାସ୍କେଟ, ଗାସ୍କେଟ, ଗ୍ଯ଼ାସ୍କେଟ୍
- gasket in Nepali
- गास्केट, ग्यासकेट, ग्यास्केट
- gasket in Tagalog
- sapin
- gasket in Arabic
- حَشِيَّة ḥašiyya
- gasket in Indonesian
- paking
- gasket in Thai
- ปะเก็น
Examples of gasket in a sentence
- I’ve broken the exhaust manifold gasket. - You’ve broken the what?
- This milkshake under the oil cap, or on the dipstick, indicates a blown head gasket.
- Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.
Forms of gasket
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gaskets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gaskets |
| present participle | gasketing |
| past participle | gasketed |
| past | gasketed |
Origin of gasket
Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon.
Words formed from gasket
Phrases with gasket
Questions about gasket
- What does gasket mean?
- Gasket means a length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- What is gasket in Hindi?
- Gasket in Hindi is गैस्केट, गास्केट, गैसकेट. See Gasket meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gasket?
- Gasket can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce gasket?
- Gasket is pronounced /ˈɡæs.kɪt/.
- What is the plural of gasket?
- The plural of gasket is gaskets.
Words near gasket in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gasket (page history and authors); gasket (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gasket (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gasket (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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