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dowel

/ˈdaʊəl/

Translations

dowelnoun

dowels

/ˈdaʊəl/

tourillonMenuiserie; pièce cylindrique servant à assembler ou aligner des éléments.

The carpenter used a dowel to secure the two pieces of wood together.

Le menuisier a utilisé un tourillon pour fixer les deux morceaux de bois ensemble.

Additional translations

goujonTechnique; pour une tige ou un pion d’assemblage, notamment en métal.

chevilleTerme plus général; peut désigner une tige ou un pion d’assemblage.

Synonyms

dowelverb

doweled

Past Simple

doweled

Past Participle

doweling

Gerund

/ˈdaʊ.əl/

chevillerMenuiserie; fixer ou assembler à l’aide de chevilles/tourillons.

The carpenter doweled the two pieces of wood to ensure a strong joint.

Le menuisier a chevillé les deux morceaux de bois pour assurer un assemblage solide.

Synonyms

pin together

peg together

doweladjective

Used attributively to describe items or joints involving dowels.

à tourillonsMenuiserie; indique un assemblage réalisé avec des tourillons.

The cabinet features dowel joints for extra strength.

Le meuble présente des assemblages à tourillons pour plus de solidité.

Definitions

dowelnoun

A cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal, used to align or join two pieces of material together.

The carpenter used a dowel to secure the two pieces of wood together.

A pin, peg, or rod that fits into corresponding holes in two pieces to hold them in alignment.

The shelves were held in place by wooden dowels inserted into pre-drilled holes.

dowelverb

To fasten or align with a dowel, a cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal, used to join two pieces together.

The carpenter doweled the two pieces of wood to ensure a strong joint.

doweladjective

Relating to or designed for use with dowels.

The cabinet features dowel joints for extra strength.