OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4072

washer

/ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lavadora • lavarropa • lavarropas • lavavajilla (dishwasher) • lavavajillas (dishwasher)
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
A £1.2 million carriage washer has opened at Norwich Crown Point, enabling Greater Anglia to clean its 58 Stadler trains. It is one of two new washers (the other is for '720s' at S…
lavandera
A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
manopla • paño • toallita
A face cloth.
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📚 noun • entry_id 4073

washer

/ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arandela • cuerito • guacha • herrón • huacha • vilorta • wacha • zapata
A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.
To ensure that the stays are steamtight, a nut is then screwed tight up to copper washers inside and out.
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