A fastening or connecting element made from a strip of material. In heavy machinery, metal straps are often used to secure tanks, clamp pipes to bulkheads, or reinforce joints against tensile loads. In historic steam engines, a strap was the U-shaped piece of iron that held the brass bearing halves together at the end of a connecting rod.
Heard on the job
Tighten the retaining strap on the accumulator so it stops vibrating against the frame.
Also heard as
- band
- retaining strap