: a material (such as rubber) or a part (such as an O-ring) used to make a joint fluid-tight
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As for their surviving relatives, 10 were inside the reach-in cooler/freezer’s gasket and another three strutted inside a kitchen cabinet with dry storage items.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
If your machine has a clean-out area, open it to check for missing socks.
Stick in the door's rubber gasket.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
And the doors off to the side, to storerooms or toilets, were like submarine doors, with a big black gasket around them.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The hot water cycle will kill off bacteria and other germs that may have accumulated in the gasket and crevices.
—Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
If your machine has a clean-out area, open it to check for missing socks.
Stick in the door's rubber gasket.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
And the doors off to the side, to storerooms or toilets, were like submarine doors, with a big black gasket around them.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The hot water cycle will kill off bacteria and other germs that may have accumulated in the gasket and crevices.
—Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gasket
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“Gasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasket. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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gasket
noun
gas·ket
ˈgas-kət 
: a material (as rubber) or a part used to prevent a joint from leaking
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