Gewindestange

threaded rod

noun geh-VIN-deh-shtang-eh Rare

Also means

all-thread rod

Usage Note

Gewindestange is a steel rod threaded along its full length, used with nuts and washers to make adjustable fastenings or to hang services (pipes, cable trays) from ceilings.

Examples

"Die Heizungsrohre hängen an Gewindestangen, die in den Betondecken verankert sind."

Natural Translation

The heating pipes hang from threaded rods anchored in the concrete ceilings.

Literal Translation

The heating-pipes hang on threaded-rods that in the concrete-ceilings anchored are.

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