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C-clamp

American  
[see-klamp] / ˈsiˌklæmp /

noun

  1. a C-shaped clamp having a screw that is threaded through one tip in the direction of the other tip.


Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, the bright yellow “o” in “radio” is being painfully squeezed by a C-clamp; the illusionistic word is set against a heavenly blue sky, where invisible radio waves travel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

He described days treating critically ill Covid patients when he searched a whole hospital to find only a single C-clamp needed to run oxygenation equipment.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

He placed a small section of a ring in a C-clamp and submerged it in a cup of ice water.

From Time Magazine Archive

Use two on the back or C-clamp end.

From Time Magazine Archive

I spent $8.48 on the hardware needed for the one we make here, including the C-clamp you can pick up at one of those tool bargain tables found at many convenience stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

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