'Gasket' definitions:
Definition of 'gasket'
From: WordNet
noun
Seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
Definition of 'Gasket'
From: GCIDE
- Gasket \Gas"ket\, n. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta caburn, garceta reef point.]
- 1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) (a) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps. (b) Any ring or washer of made of a compressible material, used to make joints impermeable to fluids. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gasket'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air hole,
- armhole,
- blowhole,
- bullet-hole,
- bunghole,
- cringle,
- deadeye,
- eye,
- eyelet,
- gland,
- grommet,
- guide,
- keyhole,
- knothole,
- loop,
- loophole,
- manhole,
- mousehole,
- packing,
- padding,
- peephole,
- pigeonhole,
- pinhole,
- placket,
- placket hole,
- porthole,
- punch-hole,
- spiracle,
- stopping,
- stuffing,
- tampon,
- tap,
- vent,
- venthole,
- wadding