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Klemmschuhe

clamp shoes, pipe clamps

noun KLEM-shoo-e Rare
Home & Lifestyle Tools

Usage Note

Klemmschuhe are U-shaped metal or plastic clamps used to secure pipes, cables, or profiles to a wall or ceiling; they grip the item without welding or gluing and allow later removal.

Examples

"Die Wasserrohre wurden mit Klemmschuhen an der Kellerdecke befestigt."

Natural Translation

The water pipes were fastened to the basement ceiling with pipe clamps.

Literal Translation

The water-pipes were with clamp-shoes on the basement-ceiling fastened.

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