Allen key
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Tripp Trapp, with several add-ons sold separately, adjusts from baby seat to toddler booster and, finally, adult-size chair with the turn of an Allen key.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2021
If you started lockdown last year putting together a work-from-home desk, don't throw away the Allen key yet.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2021
Motors are swappable via an Allen key that is stored in the front truck, and batteries are easy to unscrew and remove.
From The Verge ● Jan. 17, 2020
On the front of the brace was a warning label explaining how, if Don went into cardiac arrest, the brace must be removed with an Allen key he carried with him at all times.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2018
It can be assembled with just an Allen key and controlled with an XBox.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2013
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