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pinion

[pin-yuhn] / ˈpɪn yən /






NOUN
quill
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The loudest sounds were the rattling calls of red-shafted flickers flitting in pinion pines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2022

Engineering-wise, the Next Gen car includes an independent rear suspension and rack and pinion steering that’s more reactive to slight driver adjustments.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2022

There are a few attempts to pinion Vera, but something in the character keeps sliding out and away.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2019

WHY: The steering coupling can strip on the rack and pinion assembly and result in a loss of steering control and crash hazard.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2016

LeVisqueux attached a pulley to a pinion he’d staked into the cave floor, then looped a cord through the pulley’s wheels.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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