adjustable spanner
An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and boltsAn adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
» She was holding a torch in one hand and an adjustable spanner in the other.
In der einen Hand hatte sie eine Taschenlampe, in der anderen einen verstellbaren Schraubenschlüssel.
In der einen Hand hatte sie eine Taschenlampe, in der anderen einen Engländer.
Meaning
2 senses(UK)An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
Rollgabelschlüssel, Engländer
разводной гаечный ключrazvodnoj gaječnyj ključ
An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
(UK, often, specifically)The open-end type of such a tool with a worm-drive thumbwheel.
- can be changed to different settings
Examples
1 sentencesShe was holding a torch in one hand and an adjustable spanner in the other.
deIn der einen Hand hatte sie eine Taschenlampe, in der anderen einen verstellbaren Schraubenschlüssel.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: adjustable spanners| Singular | adjustable spanner |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- can be changed to different settings:adjustable wrench