Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A slot for a key in the hub or shaft of a wheel.
- noun The keyhole of a cylinder lock.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mortise made for the reception of a key; a slot in the round hole of a wheel for the reception of the key whereby the wheel is secured to the shaft.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See Key way, under
key .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
slot into which a precision attachment (akey ) is fitted
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Examples
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The keyway was a situation where those -- that company was bankrupt, but we did introduce some credentialization, if you will, in terms of strengthening the management, as well as the training of the organization, then left to a short term reduction in the number of sales people.
unknown title 2011
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I like to place a keyway in my foundation footers.
Foundation footer: A critical element on which your building's success will rest Tim Carter 2010
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According to the online dictionary a spline, _spl_n\ (aka thingy) is "a key that is fixed to one of two connected mechanical parts and fits into a keyway in the other; also: a keyway for such a key".
Sharon Glassman: Big Science in a Small City (Part 2): Three Cool Real Life Science Terms 2009
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I had a little trouble lining up the keyway, but it finally slipped into place and I tightened it down.
I Was Sealed Alive in an Oil Tank « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2007
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Flecks of chrome fell from the keyway, sticking to the red car door.
Bird 2009
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Flecks of chrome fell from the keyway, sticking to the red car door.
Bird 2009
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He rapped the top three times against the entryway's red-lacquered gates, then inserted the blade into a brass keyway, turned the latch, and pushed the heavy portals aside.
The Veiled Dragon Denning, Troy 1996
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- Woodruff keys can also assume the function of taper sunk keys because - due to their rotatable mounting in the keyway they are able to adapt themselves to the taper in a hub keyway.
2. Types of Keys Frank Wenghfer 1990
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The feather key is to be inserted into the shaft keyway, if necessary it has to be pre-worked by filing true to size.
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- Putting in and fining of the feather key in the shaft keyway.
2. Kinds of Feather Keys and Profile Shafts Frank Wenghfer 1990
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