A coupling with internal screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat's rigging, etc. lengthwise or to regulate their length or tension.
松紧螺旋扣
Example sentencesExamples
For a wood frame gate use a gate sag prevention kit that includes a turnbuckle for adjustments as the gate wears.
The bolt connects the elevator-control-cable turnbuckles to the push rods.
Instead of putting fittings and turnbuckles on the streamlined tie-rod, he bent it and welded it to the spar of the stabilizer.
This exposure in part accounts for the nautical know-how of his early sculptures, which were sometimes built like boats or internally rigged with cables and turnbuckles.
The steering and suspension are adjustable via turnbuckles.
He climbs up the turnbuckles and salutes his loyal Blackburn fans who cheer wildly.
Cowell keeps up his momentum and throws him into the turnbuckle before running into him like a speed train.
Definition of turnbuckle in US English:
turnbuckle
nounˈtərnˌbəkəlˈtərnˌbəkəl
A coupling with female screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat rigging, etc., lengthwise and to regulate their length or tension.
松紧螺旋扣
Example sentencesExamples
Cowell keeps up his momentum and throws him into the turnbuckle before running into him like a speed train.
The bolt connects the elevator-control-cable turnbuckles to the push rods.
For a wood frame gate use a gate sag prevention kit that includes a turnbuckle for adjustments as the gate wears.
Instead of putting fittings and turnbuckles on the streamlined tie-rod, he bent it and welded it to the spar of the stabilizer.
This exposure in part accounts for the nautical know-how of his early sculptures, which were sometimes built like boats or internally rigged with cables and turnbuckles.
The steering and suspension are adjustable via turnbuckles.
He climbs up the turnbuckles and salutes his loyal Blackburn fans who cheer wildly.