adjustable spanner

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adjustable spanner

noun adjustable spanners

  1. UK An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.

    Similar: adjustable wrench, adjustable, shifting spanner, shifter

  2. UK, often, specifically The open-end type of such a tool with a worm-drive thumbwheel.

    Similar: adjustable wrench, adjustable, shifting spanner, shifter, Crescent wrench, crescent wrench, crescent spanner

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@misc{adjustable_spanner_2026,
  title = {adjustable spanner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adjustable%20spanner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}