countersink

Example Sentences

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Besides the countersunk nozzle, Mr. Caton showed off his new design for attaching the fins to the casement.

From Literature

With its radula, a rasp of seven rows of teeth, the moon snail countersinks its unmistakable signature: a perfect round hole, right at the clam’s hinge, to pop open its meal.

From Seattle Times

It is secured to the skull with screws placed in 2 mm countersunk holes.

From New York Times

The chocks in which these boats rest are provided with gunmetal wheels, which run in transverse gunmetal tracks, countersunk on the deck.

From Scientific American

The taper bolts should be of steel, but those with countersunk heads may be of iron.

From Project Gutenberg