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- Dictionarypinion/ˈpɪnjən/
noun
- 1. the outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers.
verb
- 1. restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs: "he was pinioned to the ground"
- 2. cut off the pinion of (a wing or bird) to prevent flight.
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PINION definition: 1. to hold someone, especially by the arms, to prevent them from moving: 2. a small wheel with…. Learn more.
1. a. : to disable or restrain by binding the arms. b. : to bind fast : shackle. 2. : to restrain (a bird) from flight especially by cutting off the pinion of one wing.
Pinion definition: a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.. See examples of PINION used in a sentence.
noun. 1. mainly poetic. a bird's wing. 2. the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers. verb (transitive) 3. to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him or her. 4. to confine or shackle. 5. to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow.
Pinions make steering easy and smooth. This is true for cars as well for birds — pinion can also refer to a bird's wing or a large wing feather. Pinion comes to English through Old French, but the word ultimately derives from Latin pinna, meant both "feather" and "battlement."
1. a. To remove or bind the wing feathers of (a bird) to prevent flight. b. To cut or bind (the wings of a bird). 2. a. To restrain or immobilize (a person) by binding the arms. b. To bind (a person's arms). 3. To bind fast or hold down; shackle.
Origin of pinion 1 First recorded in 1650–60; from French pignon “cogwheel,” Middle French peignon, derivative of peigne “comb,” variant of pigne, from Latin pectin- (stem of pecten ) “comb”; see pecten
PINION meaning: 1. to hold someone, especially by the arms, to prevent them from moving: 2. a small wheel with…. Learn more.
Definition of pinion verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pinion definition: The outer rear edge of the wing of a bird, containing the primary feathers.
