turnbuckle
pronunciation
How to pronounce turnbuckle in British English:
UK ['tɜ:nˌbʌkl]
How to pronounce turnbuckle in American English:
US ['tɜnˌbʌkəl]
Word Origin
- turnbuckle (n.)
- also turn-buckle, 1703, "catch or fastening for windows and shutters," from turn (v.) + buckle (n.). Meaning "coupling with internal screw threads for connecting metal rods" is attested from 1877.
Example
- 1. Disengaging the relevant parking brake cable from the turnbuckle .
- 2. Engage brake cable sideways into the turnbuckle .
- 3. Disengage the relevant parking brake cable to the side of the turnbuckle .
- 4. Two cables are routed from the turnbuckle to the parking brakes on the rear axle .
- 5. After completing this step , visual cues on the brace indicate that the large turnbuckle needs to be turned , whereby the blood flow stops .