Meaning & use
pinions
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a bird's outer wing feathers, or, in machinery, small gears that mesh with larger toothed wheels.
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The eagle spread its pinions and rose into the sky.
The engineer replaced the worn pinions in the steering mechanism.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb ('to pinion') meaning to restrain someone's arms by binding them.
Another way to use it
2. verb
to restrain a person's arms or a bird's wings so movement is impossible.
The guards pinioned the prisoner's arms behind his back.
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