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gas·ket  (gskt)

n.

1. 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.

2. Nautical A cord or canvas strap used to secure a furled sail to a yard boom or gaff.

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[Perhaps alteration of French garcette, small cord, diminutive of garce, girl, from Old French, feminine of gars, boy, soldier; see garçon.]

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gasket

Noun

a piece of paper, rubber, or metal sandwiched between the faces of a metal joint to provide a seal [probably from French garcette rope's end]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gasket - seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint head gasket - a gasket to seal a cylinder head O ring - a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure seal - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

Translations

gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n (AUT) → junta

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gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n (Aut) → joint m de culasse

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gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n → Dichtung f

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gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n (AUT) → guarnizione f