Examples of 'held closed' in a sentence

Meaning of "held closed"

held closed - This phrase indicates that something was tightly shut, fastened, or secured in a closed position. It suggests that an object or entrance was restrained or not accessible due to being held tightly in a closed state

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held closed
A wound held closed with butterfly closures.
The discharge opening is held closed by a plunger.
These are held closed in flight by latches at the six o'clock position.
The door was held closed with.
The Ealdormen have ordered that the gates be held closed.
The container is held closed by four latches.
Then the wires are crossed individually and sternum is held closed together.
Detergent cover held closed or blocked by large dishes.
The circuit breaker contacts are held closed by a latch.
The wings are held closed when they are at rest.
M is a nasal consonant: when the mouth is held closed the.
Each flap plate is held closed with a counterweighted arm.
Preferably, those transistors not operated at high frequency are held closed.
The bar is usually held closed with a magnetic closure.
Under a continuous outside force, these valves allow a channel to be held closed.

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Each valve is held closed by a pair of concentric coil springs.
The rear end of the hatch is held closed by a magnet.
These buttons were held closed by the outward pressure of the carbonated drink.
The independent valves are normally held closed by spring force.
The Pentagon today held closed door meetings to discuss climate change.
All modern doors will be a sliding type of door that 's held closed by an arm.
This dam could be held closed for the duration.
For example, a foot switch must be depressed or a dead man 's handle must be held closed.
The front door of each stall is held closed by an electromagnetic lock.
They are held closed by means of a buckle 5 which can be of any known type.
Slide with segmented tooling held closed by stationary remote spring.
When the cleaning bin is installed on the robot, the bin cover is held closed.
The other end of the bag is held closed by the hand of the user.
The bag is held closed while the switch is massaged in the solution for 30 seconds.
The lid shell and base shell are normally selectively held closed together with a latching device.
The mold plates are held closed by a large plate ( referred to as a movable platen ).
The safety / drain valve is held closed by a elec.
The book is held closed by the charge, which forces against spring-locked covers.
At this stage of the method, the jacket is held closed on itself, forming a frustum.
The board then held closed session and upon its return, the meeting was adjourned.
After the opening session, the APEC leaders held closed sessions.
The urethra is here normally held closed by the sphincter urethrae with the greatest pressure.
The On / Off switch and the safety switch must not be held closed.
O The Mission held closed sales of Crown assets.
After the public briefing, the Security Council held closed consultations.
The economizer will be held closed during the morning warm-up cycle.
The clamp is held closed by a releasable locking mechanism . Object and summary of the invention.
The safety / drain valve is held closed by a electrical coil.
It was held closed by string ties, buttons, or other methods.
The animal 's mouth is then held closed to encourage swallowing.
The door 2 is thus held closed and the washing machine can start its operating cycle.
As in FIG . 5, the second sealing element 30 is held closed by the second spring means.
It is held closed with zip-ties.
At the same time pilot hole 33 is held closed by moveable core 52.
The eyes were held closed for thirty ( 30 ) seconds after instillation.

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