- monkey spanner
- разводной гаечный ключ
English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation. - RUSSO. B.S. Voskoboinikov, V.L. Mitrovich. 2003.
English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation. - RUSSO. B.S. Voskoboinikov, V.L. Mitrovich. 2003.
monkey wrench — n especially AmE 1.) a tool that is used to hold or turn things of different widths British Equivalent: adjustable spanner 2.) throw a monkey wrench in the works AmE informal to do something that will cause problems or spoil someone s plans… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Monkey wrench (disambiguation) — Monkey wrench may refer to: Monkey wrench, an early type of adjustable spanner Pipe wrench, often incorrectly called a monkey wrench Monkeywrenching, a type of sabotage Monkey Wrench (song), a 1997 Foo Fighters single Monkeywrench (G.I. Joe), a… … Wikipedia
monkey wrench — ► NOUN ▪ a spanner with large adjustable jaws … English terms dictionary
Monkey wrench — For other uses of this term, see monkey wrench (disambiguation). The monkey wrench (also known as an adjustable spanner in the UK) is an adjustable wrench, a later American development of eighteenth century English coach wrenches. It was popular… … Wikipedia
monkey wrench — noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw • Syn: ↑monkey wrench • Hypernyms: ↑adjustable wrench, ↑adjustable spanner * * * noun, pl ⋯ wrenches [count] : a wrench that can be adjusted to grip or turn things of different… … Useful english dictionary
monkey wrench — noun an adjustable spanner with large jaws which has its adjusting screw located in the jaw that is fixed. verb (monkey wrench) informal sabotage, especially as a form of protest. Phrases a monkey wrench in the works North American term for a… … English new terms dictionary
spanner — [[t]spæ̱nə(r)[/t]] spanners 1) N COUNT A spanner is a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn it to loosen or tighten it. [mainly BRIT] Syn: wrench (in AM, usually use , monkey wrench) 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone throws a… … English dictionary
monkey — {{11}}monkey (n.) 1520s, likely from an unrecorded M.L.G. *moneke or M.Du. *monnekijn, a colloquial word for monkey, originally a diminutive of some Romanic word, Cf. Fr. monne (16c.); M.It. monnicchio, from O.It. monna; Sp. mona ape, monkey. In… … Etymology dictionary
monkey wrench — monkeywrench monkeywrench, monkey wrench monkey wrench . A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable jaw. Syn: monkey wrench. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monkey wrench — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms monkey wrench : singular monkey wrench plural monkey wrenches a spanner that can be used to turn nuts of different sizes … English dictionary
spanner — noun chiefly Brit. a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt. Phrases a spanner (or N. Amer. monkey wrench) in the works a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan. Origin C18: from… … English new terms dictionary