Pinion Synonyms

pĭnyən
Bind the arms of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bind
  2. shackle
  3. confine
  4. fetter
Wing of a bird
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. feather
  2. wing
  3. flight-feather
  4. pennon
  5. pin feather
  6. quill
  7. quill feather

Words Related to Pinion

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. crown-wheel
  2. bevel-gear
  3. brakewheel
  4. spindle
  5. axle
  6. roller-bearing
  7. connecting-rod
  8. cleat
  9. knurl
  10. sprocket

Pinion Sentence Examples

  • The crank shaft carries a pinion which gears into a toothed wheel of a coarse pitch, carrying cutters at the ends of the teeth.

  • The wing of the bird, like that of the insect, is concavo-convex, and more or less twisted upon itself when extended, so that the anterior or thick margin of the pinion presents a different degree of curvature to that of the posterior or thin margin.

  • Fixed to the pinion were three cams, for high, low and mean tides.

  • A small pinion at the base of the wiper meshes with a sliding rack below.

  • The sleeve of the pinion which carries M also carries the dial finger, and if the dial is properly graduated its finger will indicate the weight.

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