Swivel
['swɪv(ə)l] or ['swɪvl]
Definition
(noun.) a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin.
Edited by Bryan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
(a.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun.
(v. i.) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
Checker: Marge
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Caster.[2]. Turning link (in a chain).[3]. Swivel-gun.
Typist: Penelope
Definition
n. something fixed in another body so as to turn round in it: a ring or link that turns round on a pin or neck: a small cannon turning on a swivel.—v.i. to turn on a pin or pivot.—ns. Swiv′el-eye a squint-eye; Swiv′el-hook a hook secured to anything by means of a swivel.
Typist: Lottie
Examples
- A tightly stretched leather strap extends horizontally from the upper end of the arc back to the post, where it is fastened with a swivel screw. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the opposite end of the room, not far from the open fireplace, is a long table surrounded by swivel desk-chairs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typed by Lena