turnbuckle

[ turn-buhk-uhl ]

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.

turnbuckle

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of turnbuckle¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; turn + buckle

Word History and Origins

Origin of turnbuckle¹

C19: from turn + buckle

Example Sentences

By 1945, legislators designated the Old Man as the official state emblem, emblazoned on road signs and license plates; a few years later, turnbuckles were installed to further secure the ledges.

From New York Times

“While 3-inch turnbuckles had been bolted into the Old Man to try and prevent it from falling, the actual strength of the granite was degraded over centuries, and that’s probably why it collapsed.”

From Seattle Times

Once announced, the southpaw climbed a turnbuckle and waved to the crowd as he was booed.

From Los Angeles Times

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

In a Caribbean Strap match, Vega and Holliday were tethered together with leather and the objective was to touch all four turnbuckles in succession.

From Seattle Times