rack-and-pinion

rack-and-pin·ion

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Definitions of rack-and-pinion word

adjective rack-and-pinion of or relating to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack-and-pinion steering. 1
noun rack-and-pinion a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack. 1
noun rack-and-pinion a fixture containing several tiered shelves, often affixed to a wall: a book rack; a spice rack. 1
noun rack-and-pinion a spreading framework set on a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or the like, in large loads. 1
noun rack-and-pinion Pool. a wooden frame of triangular shape within which the balls are arranged before play. the balls so arranged: He took aim at the rack. 1
noun rack-and-pinion Machinery. a bar, with teeth on one of its sides, adapted to engage with the teeth of a pinion (rack and pinion) or the like, as for converting circular into rectilinear motion or vice versa. a bar having a series of notches engaging with a pawl or the like. 1

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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