torque wrench
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of torque wrench
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Doctors attached the device by hand using a torque wrench.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2018
A month later, it would print the missing torque wrench, which underlined the potential of the technology to astronaut Barry Wilmore.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2018
Late one day, an engineer suggested that Story Musgrave, the lead astronaut on that crew, change his routine and turn around at one point to adjust his torque wrench.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2011
Listen to Ford Motor Co.'s excitable CEO, Alan Mulally, for five minutes and you are almost ready to march down to the assembly line, grab a torque wrench and start knocking bolts into Mustangs.
From Time ● Jul. 30, 2010
A. Well, you're doing the right thing by using a torque wrench to snug it down.
From Time Magazine Archive
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