spreader device

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• Spreader — can refer to:* Spreader (railroad), a kind of maintenance of way equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles * Hydraulic spreader, a tool used by emergency crews in vehicle extrication * Spreader (sailboat), an attachment to a sailboat …   Wikipedia

• spreader — [spred′ər] n. a person or thing that spreads; specif., a) a small, dull knife for spreading butter, etc. b) a contrivance for scattering something [a fertilizer spreader] c) a device, as a bar, for keeping apart wires, stays, etc …   English World dictionary

• Spreader (container) — The spreader is a device used for lifting containers and unitized cargo.The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism (called twist lock) at each corner that attaches the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a… …   Wikipedia

• spreader — noun 1. a hand tool for spreading something he used his knife as a spreader • Derivationally related forms: ↑spread • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool 2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions • Syn …   Useful english dictionary

• spreader — noun a) An object or person who spreads. James put grass seed on the lawn with a seed spreader. b) A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart. Ellen used a spreader to butter her bagel …   Wiktionary

• spreader — /spred euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that spreads. 2. a small, dull knife or spatula used for spreading butter, jelly, etc., on bread. 3. a machine for dispersing bulk material: manure spreader. 4. a device for spacing or keeping apart two… …   Universalium

• spreader bar — A device specially designed to permit the lifting and handling of containers or vehicles and breakbulk cargo …   Military dictionary

• spreader — noun Date: 15th century one that spreads: as a. an implement for scattering material b. a small knife used especially for spreading butter c. a device (as a bar) holding two linear elements (as lines, guys, rails) apart and usually taut …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spreader — 1. An instrument used to distribute a substance over a surface or area. 2. A device for spacing or parting structures. gutta percha s. an instrument used in dentistry for condensing gutta percha laterally in a root …   Medical dictionary

• spreader — noun 1》 a device for spreading.     ↘a bar attached to a yacht s mast so as to spread the angle of the upper shrouds. 2》 a person who disseminates something …   English new terms dictionary

• spreader — spread•er [[t]ˈsprɛd ər[/t]] n. 1) one that spreads 2) a small knife or spatula for spreading butter or the like 3) mac a machine for dispersing bulk material 4) a device for keeping apart two objects, as electric wires 5) naut. navig. a strut… …   From formal English to slang