Definition of unrivet in English:
unrivet
verbunriveted, unriveting, unrivets ʌnˈrɪvɪtˌənˈrɪvət
[with object]rare Undo, unfasten, or detach by the removal of rivets.
Example sentencesExamples
- He unriveted the rear stays, shortened the beam and re-riveted the rear stays on at a radically different angle.
- If the shaft breaks, another one cannot be introduced between the plates without unriveting the plates.
- The spare disc is quite cheap if you buy it on its own, but then you have to unrivet the old one and bolt it on.
- The car stopped and I began to unrivet the rivets holding in the tire.
- Why the heck would you care to unrivet the whole damn case and paint a bunch of spaces you will never see?