adjustable spanner

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adjustable spanner

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Noun

adjustable spanner - an adjustable tool for gripping hexagonal nuts, with an adjustings crew in the head of the implement

adjustable wrench

monkey wrench, monkey-wrench - adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw

pipe wrench, tube wrench - adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe

screw wrench - adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw

spanner, wrench - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

Translations

adjustable spanner

n → Engländer m

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