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- Dictionarylinchpin/ˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪn/
noun
- 1. a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization: "nurses are the linchpin of the National Health Service"
- 2. a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
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LINCHPIN definition: 1. the most important member of a group or part of a system, that holds together the other members…. Learn more.
1. : a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft) 2. : one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit. the linchpin in the defense's case. Did you know?
A linchpin is the person or thing that serves as the essential element in a complicated or delicate system or structure—the one that holds everything together. This sense of linchpin is based on its original, literal meaning: an actual pin used to attach a wheel to the axle of a carriage or
The linchpin is something that supports and holds another thing together. It’s the most important part of anything — eating well is the linchpin to staying healthy. A basketball team's most valuable player is the linchpin.
a person or thing that is the most important part of a group or system’s operation:
A linchpin, also spelled linch pin, lynchpin, or lynch pin, is a fastener used to prevent a wheel or other part from sliding off the axle upon which it is riding. The word is first attested in the late fourteenth century and derives from Middle English elements meaning "axletree pin".
linchpin. noun. /ˈlɪntʃpɪn/. /ˈlɪntʃpɪn/. (also lynchpin) a person or thing that is the most important part of an organization, a plan, etc., because everything else depends on them or it. Nurses are the linchpin of the health service. Word Origin.
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a pin placed transversely through an axle to keep a wheel in position. 2. a person or thing regarded as an essential or coordinating element: the linchpin of the company. [C14 lynspin, from Old English lynis]
noun [ C ] uk / ˈlɪntʃpɪn / us. Add to word list. → linchpin. (Definition of lynchpin from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of lynchpin.
Definitions of 'linchpin' If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'linchpin' American English: lɪntʃpɪnBritish English: lɪntʃpɪn. More. Examples of 'linchpin' in a sentence.
