Definitions for gasketˈgæs kɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gas•ketˈgæs kɪt(n.)
a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
Category: Machinery
a light line for securing a furled sail to a boom, gaff, or yard.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of gasket:
1615–25; perh. < F garcette a plait of rope
Princeton's WordNet
gasket(noun)
seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
Wiktionary
gasket(Noun)
Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
gasket(Noun)
A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration. - ASTM
gasket(Noun)
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. - American Heritage Dictionary
Webster Dictionary
Gasket(noun)
a line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket
Gasket(noun)
the plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps
Gasket(noun)
any ring or washer of packing
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