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
For larger items that could involve disassembling and flat-packing them to fit into the back of a car, before some quick work with an Allen key in the Ikea car park.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2021
Holding an Allen key in a grease-stained hand, João Cruz looks every bit the professional bike mechanic.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2020
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
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