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Cannon pinion

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pinionnoun(mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train.
banking pinnoun(horology) A pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion.
pintlenoun(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
cannonnounA complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
cannon locknounA device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer.
hammernounA tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
pivotnoun(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
firing pinnoun(firearms) the part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer to ignite the gunpowder.
gudgeon pinnounA pin that connects the piston to the connecting rod of an internal combustion motor
leafnounThe usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
kingpinnoun(figurative, informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.
pointernounAnything that points or is used for pointing.
crankpinnounThe pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.
canonnounA group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
crank pinnounAlternative form of crankpin. [The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.]
lockpinnoun(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.
bayonetnoun(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
pinheadnoun(slang) A foolish or stupid person.
canon bitnoun(obsolete, rare) The part of a bit which is put in a horse's mouth.
piñonnoun(countable, uncountable) A pine nut.

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