LOCKNUT

locknut, safety nut

(noun) supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

locknut (plural locknuts)

A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 April 2025

APPROXIMATE

(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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