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lug wrench

American  

noun

  1. a wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts.


lug wrench British  

noun

  1. a spanner with a lug or lugs projecting from its jaws to engage the component to be rotated

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Located with your jack should be a lug wrench or tire iron.

From Seattle Times

Hawkins slipped a metal X-shaped lug wrench over his scale hook and suspended himself for a moment.

From Los Angeles Times

Lee’s criminal reign has spanned 18 years, and he previously served time for assaulting a victim with a lug wrench, two bank burglaries and narcotics trafficking, according to federal prosecutors.

From Fox News

Fox must be depending on viewers to be properly fueled with a Monster Energy-and-rum mix stirred with a lug wrench.

From Los Angeles Times

Maggert got out the lug wrench, and Powell put away his tools, the two of them chatting about Afghanistan as they worked.

From Washington Post