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spreader [′spred·ər]

(civil engineering)

A wood or steel member inserted temporarily between form walls to keep them apart.

(electricity)

An insulating crossarm used to hold apart the wires of a transmission line or multiple-wire antenna.

(mechanical engineering)

A tool used in sharpening machine drill bits.

A machine which spreads dumped material with its blades.

(mining engineering)

A horizontal timber below the cap of a set, used to stiffen the legs, and to support the brattice when there are two air courses in the same gangway.

A piece of timber stretched across a shaft as a temporary support of the walls.