gasket

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 [ˈgæskɪt]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a compressible packing piece of paper, rubber, asbestos, etc., sandwiched between the faces or flanges of a joint to provide a seal

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a piece of line used as a sail stop

blow a gasket Slang to burst out in anger

[C17 (in the sense: rope lashing a furled sail): probably from French garcette rope's end, literally: little girl, from Old French garce girl, feminine of gars boy, servant]

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 (Tech) → junta f

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gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n → joint m de culasse
gas lamp n → lampe f à gaz

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gasket

n (Tech) → Dichtung f

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gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n (Tech) → guarnizione f

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gasket [ˈgæskɪt] n (Tech) → guarnizione f

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gasket → سِدادة těsnění pakning Dichtung τσιμούχα junta tiiviste joint brtvilo guarnizione ガスケット 개스킷 pakking pakning uszczelka vedação, vedante прокладка packning วงแหวนอัดลูกสูบ conta miếng đệm 垫圈