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A wingA wing.
» The key components are an electric motor driving a rack and pinion at each wheel, accelerometers and a computerized control system.
Meaning
5 sensesA wing.
wing of a bird
The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
A moth of the genus Lithophane.
(transitive)The smallest gear in a gear train.
1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial A certain period elapses, and some unseen mysterious principle again sets in motion the magic pinions and the wizard wheels.
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Examples
2 sentencesThe key components are an electric motor driving a rack and pinion at each wheel, accelerometers and a computerized control system.
Beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”). BorroweFrom Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).
Borrowed from French pignon.
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Forms
plural: pinionsSynonyms
4 synonyms- wing of a bird:pennon
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird:flight featherquillquill feather