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tensioner Mech.|ˈtɛnʃənə(r)| [f. tension n. + -er1.] A device for applying tension to cables, pipelines, etc.
1950Engineering 5 May 489/3 Heavy spring tensioners are fitted to the front sprockets. 1972L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations xiii. 140 Marine-riser tensioning can be provided either by a dead⁓weight system or by the use of pneumatic tensioner cylinders. 1977Austral. Sailing Jan. 54/1 The luff tensioner..is the most subtle control. |