How to pronounce gasket
American English pronunciation
GAS-kit
- IPA
- /ˈɡæskɪt/
- Syllables
- GAS · kit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gasket means
A soft ring that seals a joint so nothing leaks out
In a sentence: The plumber put a new gasket in the pipe, and the drip finally stopped.
Where it comes from: It began as a sailing word for a short rope that ties up a folded sail. It perhaps comes from a French word for the same thing.
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