gas·ket (g s k t)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. [Perhaps alteration of French garcette, small cord, diminutive of garce, girl, from Old French, feminine of gars, boy, soldier; see garçon.] |
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]
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| Noun | 1. |  gasket - seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe jointhead 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 |
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