fastening - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From fasten +‎ -ing.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɑːsənɪŋ/

fastening

1. present participle and gerund of fasten

fastening (plural fastenings)

1. A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.

   Synonyms: fastener, closure

   • 2020 December 16, “Network News: Broken fastenings caused derailment”, in Rail, page 13:

     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.