noun

• 1A shaped sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device.

  ‘oil was leaking from the gasket between the drive flange and the hub’

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  • ‘In the past, asbestos has been widely used by South African companies to produce a wide range of products, including gaskets, seals, brake linings, roofing sheets, gutters and other building products, waste pipes and flower pots.’
  • ‘The rubber gaskets provide a firm seal, and are reusable anytime you need to take it apart.’
  • ‘The door to the battery is even sealed with a rubber gasket.’
  • ‘Nitrile is used to make acrylic rubber for common gaskets, seals and nitrile / PVC rubber-combos for insulation.’
  • ‘Faucets usually leak because of old gaskets or 0-rings and corroded valve seats.’
  • ‘The bolts are torqued in a special sequence to draw the intake manifold and its molded rubber gasket on to the cylinder head.’
  • ‘Place the rubber tank cushion (if one is needed) into position on the rear of the bowl and fit the rubber gasket onto the flush valve opening on the bottom of the tank.’
  • ‘Products on display included automotive rubber parts like oil seals, o-rings and gaskets, clutches and brakes and acid resisting bricks and mortars.’
  • ‘A seal is achieved with closed cell foam gaskets appressed to both surfaces of the leaf isolating a small area.’
  • ‘A rubber gasket was placed over the top window to seal the holes and to prevent the sample from leaking.’
  • ‘Potential uses for elastomeric products with the silver-based biocide include seals, gaskets, O-rings, casters, diaphragms, liners, and tubing.’
  • ‘A rubber gasket and galvanized washer and nut hold the pipe in place and seal the hole.’
  • ‘Over time, moving metal parts can scrape off minute metal filings, rubber gaskets and hoses can deteriorate, and dust and other airborne particles can get into the system.’
  • ‘The materials can also replace controversial natural-rubber latex in tubing, catheters, connectors, seals, and gaskets.’
  • ‘Look for dried out rubber gaskets at plumbing vents.’
  • ‘It's lined with rubber gaskets to protect the firearm.’
  • ‘Check the door seals and gaskets periodically for air leakage.’
  • ‘Petroleum distillates break down the rubber in the rubber gaskets around refrigerators and dishwashers.’
  • ‘Carbon filled rubber O-rings and gaskets are widely used in contact with stainless steels in seawater.’
  • ‘Problems can be prevented with more frequent inspections and by beefing up bench stocks of seals and gaskets.’

• 2archaic A cord securing a furled sail to the yard of a sailing ship.

  ‘One by one they stepped out onto the thin cable slung beneath each yard-arm to pull up the sails and make the gaskets fast.’

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  • ‘Triumph Boats sent me new gaskets for the storage compartment hatches and I put them in, but the compartments still take on water.’
  • ‘Crewmen scampered about, untying the gaskets on the yawl-rigged barge's tan sails, and halyards started creaking aboard other boats while mooring lines splashed over the side to be hauled up by longshoremen.’
  • ‘Wema has notified Kracor that the gaskets needed for this campaign are in short supply and there may be as much as a one month delay in providing the gaskets.’