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Meaning of shackle joint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
  2. A joint held together by a shackle or clevis and a bolt.

Examples

“The screw 22, which actuates the rod 19 of the piston, passes through the screw 23, and is jointed to the end of the rod 19 by a shackle joint;”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shackle-bone Shackled shackledom Shackleford Shackler Shackles

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