lug nut

noun

A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.

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Meanings

nounlug nut (plural lug nuts)

plural lug nuts

  1. A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.

Origin

From lug (“threaded hub sticking out from the wheel hub”) + nut (“fastener”).

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Translations

Dutch wielmoer
  • wielmoernut to attach wheel to axle
French écrou de roue
  • écrou de rouenut to attach wheel to axle
German Radmutter
  • Radmutternut to attach wheel to axle
Russian колёсная га́йка
  • колёсная га́йка (koljósnaja)nut to attach wheel to axle
Spanish tuerca de llanta
  • tuerca de llantanut to attach wheel to axle
Swedish hjulskruv, hjulmutter
  • hjulskruvnut to attach wheel to axle
  • hjulmutternut to attach wheel to axle
Cite this entry
APA

lug nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lug%20nut

MLA

“lug nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lug%20nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lug nut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lug%20nut.

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