gasket

noun

gas·​ket ˈga-skət How to pronounce gasket (audio)
: a material (such as rubber) or a part (such as an O-ring) used to make a joint fluid-tight

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For example, consider a company that makes gaskets for hydraulic assemblies. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for gasket

Word History

Etymology

perhaps modification of French garcette

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gasket was circa 1889

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“Gasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasket. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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gasket

noun
gas·​ket ˈgas-kət How to pronounce gasket (audio)
: a material (as rubber) or a part used to prevent a joint from leaking

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