Allen key
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Allen key™ — f16 [ˈælən kiː] [ˈælən kiː] (BrE) (NAmE ˈAllen wrench™) noun a small tool used for turning an ↑Allen screw … Useful english dictionary
Allen key — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a spanner designed to fit into and turn an Allen screw … English terms dictionary
Allen key — n. propr. a spanner designed to fit into and turn an Allen screw. Etymology: Allen, name of the US manufacturer * * * Allen key UK [ˈælən ˌkiː] US [ˈælən ˌki] noun [countable] [singular Allen key plural A … Useful english dictionary
Allen key — UK [ˈælən ˌkiː] / US [ˈælən ˌkɪ] noun [countable] Word forms Allen key : singular Allen key plural Allen keys British a simple L shaped metal tool used for turning a screw that has a hole with six sides in the top … English dictionary
Allen key — Al|len key [ˈælən ki:] n BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: From the Allen Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, USA] a tool used to turn an Allen screw American Equivalent: Allen wrench … Dictionary of contemporary English
allen key — /ˈælən ki / (say aluhn kee) noun one of a number of variously sized, small, hexagonal metal bars bent to form a right angle, the ends of which may be slotted into the matching recess in the heads of grub screws or certain bolts so as to tighten… …
Allen key — (US Allen wrench) noun Brit. trademark a spanner designed to fit into and turn an Allen screw. Origin 1960s: from the name of the manufacturer, the Allen Manufacturing Company, Connecticut … English new terms dictionary
Allen key — noun (C) BrE a small tool you use to turn an Allen screw (=a type of screw with a hole that has six sides) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Allen key — See Allen wrench … Dictionary of automotive terms
Allen — is an English name and surname which means little rock. Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall.Allen may refer to: People* Allen … Wikipedia
