Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a clamp.

Etymologies

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clamp +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Astronaut Joseph Acaba installed the clamplike pin upside down -- "180 degrees out from where it should have been," said Glenda Laws-Brown, official in charge of spacewalk in NASA's Mission Control.

    unknown title 2009

  • Astronaut Joseph Acaba installed the clamplike pin upside down -- "180 degrees out from where it should have been," said Glenda Laws-Brown, official in charge of spacewalk in NASA's Mission Control, Xinhua reported.

    unknown title 2009

  • The lead spacewalk officer in Mission Control, Glenda Laws-Brown, said since there is no up or down in space, Acaba apparently installed the clamplike pin upside down _ "180 degrees out from where it should have been."

    unknown title 2009

  • Two clamplike hands encircled Angela’s bare waist from behind.

    The Good House Tananarive Due 2003

  • The lead spacewalk officer in Mission Control, Glenda Laws-Brown, said since there is no up or down in space, Acaba apparently installed the clamplike pin upside down “180 degrees out from where it should have been. †“Even with it being installed in the opposite location, drew a card of bad luck if it had been rotated just a little bit more or maybe a little bit less, it might have cleared just fine, †she said. “Some days you†™ re lucky, and some days you†™ re less lucky. †The equipment storage platform ended up being partially deployed on the space station†™ s framework.

    The Times of India 2009

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