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O-ring
[ oh-ring ]
noun
- a ring of pliable material, as rubber or neoprene, used as a gasket: the failure of an O-ring caused the explosion that destroyed the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.
O-ring
noun
- a rubber ring used in machinery as a seal against oil, air, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of O-ring1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Or someone yelling to someone else for another O-ring or a box-end wrench.
From The Daily Beast
Join ease and an ornament, by a vowel, and make recovering—thus: rest-o-ring (restoring).
From Project Gutenberg
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