turnbuckle

American  

[turn-buhk-uhl] / ˈtɜrnˌbʌk əl /

noun

1. a link or sleeve with a swivel at one end and an internal screw thread at the other, or with an internal screw thread at each end, used as a means of uniting or coupling, and of tightening, two parts, as the ends of two rods.

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turnbuckle British  

/ ˈtɜːnˌbʌkəl /

noun

1. an open mechanical sleeve usually having a swivel at one end and a thread at the other to enable a threaded wire or rope to be tightened

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Etymology

Origin of turnbuckle

First recorded in 1695–1705; turn + buckle

Example Sentences

Opposite of them was Davis, standing at the top of the turnbuckle, ecstatic at the walkoff moonshot he’d predicted for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Sure, WWE is choreographed, but you cannot choreograph how you fall from the five-foot-high ring turnbuckle when a guy swings you.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2022

There’s a wrestling ring, but no, you can’t dive off from the turnbuckle like Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Added Richter, “I couldn’t have children. I couldn’t put them on a turnbuckle while mommy worked.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2018

Then Ralph climbed up the trap door to the roof, returning to report that the building really needed a turnbuckle or something to keep its corners from falling outward.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen