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sprags

sprags is the plural of sprag.

Meaning of sprag

Noun

sprag (plural sprags)

  1. A billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.
    • A sprag (fig. 349) is a steel block so shaped as to act as a wedge in the complete assembly. In the sprag unit under discussion, there are 42 sprags assembled into an outer race and held in place by two energizing springs (fig. 350).1956, United States Department of the Army, United States Department of the Air Force, Principles of Automotive Vehicles, Technical Manual 9-8000, page 325

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Questions about sprags

What is sprags the plural of?
Sprags is the plural of sprag.

Words near sprags in the dictionary

  1. spragged
  2. spragger
  3. spraggers
  4. spragging
  5. Spraggs
  6. sprags
  7. Sprague
  8. Sprague Dawley
  9. Sprague Dawleys
  10. Sprague's pipit
  11. Sprague-Grundy theorem

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