Pinion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɪnjən|
Brit.
|ˈpɪnjən|
noun
- a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird (syn: quill)
- wing of a bird (syn: pennon)
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird (syn: quill)
- wing of a bird (syn: pennon)
verb
Extra examples
They pinioned his arms behind his back.
...Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic....
The cruel owners used to pinion the birds' wings together to prevent them from flying.
The sailors attempted to pinion Peter's arms.
The prisoner's arms were pinioned to his sides with ropes.
My arms were pinioned behind me by the policemen.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: pinion
he/she/it: pinions
present participle: pinioning
past tense: pinioned
past participle: pinioned
I/you/we/they: pinion
he/she/it: pinions
present participle: pinioning
past tense: pinioned
past participle: pinioned
noun
singular: pinion
plural: pinions
singular: pinion
plural: pinions
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