mistightened

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mistighten

comparative more mistightened · superlative most mistightened

1. Improperly tightened.

   Castering nosewheel which readily locked with mistightened shimmy dampened collar.

   2002, Verti-flite - Volumes 48-49, page 57

   2 more examples

   It would waste more oxygen they couldn't afford to spare. All because of a mistightened valve.

   2005, Syne Mitchell, End in Fire, page 118

   The authorities on Franklin didn't like having to retrieve drifting lines, but they really hated mistightened lines pulling a ship and the station back into uncontrolled contact.

   2012, Jack Campbell, Burden of Proof