spanner - british english ; wrench- american english
The hexagonal head is easy for a spanner/wrench to get a firm hold on.
One who, or that which, spans., The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself., An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose., A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Line wrench
17mm spanner
wrench is generally used for tools that turn non-fastening devices or may be used for a monkey wrench - an adjustable spanner.
A spanner is the British term for wrench. -Same tool, different name.
spanner - british english ; wrench- american english
A spanner is another word for box-end wrench. So, a 14 spanner would be a metric size 14 box-end wrench.
A spanner is a type of lever, more specifically a wrench, used for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
It is an adjustable spanner, an open ended spanner with a movable jaw allowing it to fit various sizes of nuts and bolts.
It is an adjustable spanner
wrench
It is an adjustable spanner
Spanner was first used in English in 1649. Taken directly from the German, it originally defined the wrench used to tighten the spring of a wheel-lock firearm.
What Americans call a wrench is called a spanner in England.
spanner or wrench