fastening

Etymology

fasten + -ing

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of fasten

noun

  1. A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.
    The Rail Accident Investigation Branch's preliminary examination of the site of a cement train derailment at Sheffield station on November 11 found that a series of rail fastenings had broken, some before the accident, causing the tracks to spread under the train. December 16 2020, “Network News: Broken fastenings caused derailment”, in Rail, page 13

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