Pinion
Pinion
[PIN-yuh'n]
[noun, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a cogwheel or gear with
teeth, used with or connecting with a rack or larger gear
2. (n.) the wing of a bird or its
flight feathers
3. (n.) the terminal segment of a
bird's wing
4. (tr. v.) to bind or cut off the
terminal segment of the bird's wing
5. (tr. v.) to restrain by binding
or to shackle
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The mechanic got the old grinding mill to
start working by replacing the pinion and ring gear and overhauling the entire
machinery.