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socket wrench

socket wrench noun: a type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker bar, or other driver.

socket wrench: a type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets),...
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Noun

socket wrench (plural socket wrenches)

  1. A type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker bar, or other driver.
    Synonyms:
    ratchet wrench
  2. (archaic) Any wrench, including a nonratcheting one with an integral (nonremovable) head, that has an internal/concave feature (a socket) that engages the head of an external-wrenching fastener.

socket wrench meaning in Tamil

socket wrench in Tamil

தாங்குகுழித்திருகாணிச்சாவி

Synonyms of socket wrench

Forms of socket wrench

pluralsocket wrenches

Questions about socket wrench

What does socket wrench mean?
Socket wrench means a type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker bar, or other driver.
What is socket wrench in Tamil?
Socket wrench in Tamil is தாங்குகுழித்திருகாணிச்சாவி. See Socket wrench meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is socket wrench?
Socket wrench is a noun.
What is the plural of socket wrench?
The plural of socket wrench is socket wrenches.

Words near socket wrench in the dictionary

  1. socket money
  2. socket pipe
  3. socket pipes
  4. socket pole
  5. socket poles
  6. socket wrench
  7. socket wrenches
  8. socketed
  9. socketing
  10. socketless
  11. socketlike

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