pinion

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A wing.
2. The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
3. Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
4. A moth of the genus Lithophane.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
2. (transitive) To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To restrain; to limit.

Concepts

pignon

lier

🔗

penne

branchement

départ

embranchement

roue dentée

dérivation

manille

aile

🪽

éjointer

attacher

bifurcation

Synonymes

wing

🪽

shackle

quill

pennon

feather

🪶

blade

sprocket

flight feather

quill feather

gear wheel

cogwheel

enchain

fin

flap

flipper

🐬

foil

gear

⚙️

hand

✋

hog-tie

junction

paddle

plumage

plume

rope up

shaft

tie

tie down

tie up

vane

wings

bird feather

tie fast

crown gear

branch-off

pinion wheel

branch duct

miniature gears

aigrette

pinion-gear

ala

anchor

⚓

annexe

attach

belay

bind

branch

branching

chain up

ell

Traductions

pignone

piñón

Ritzel

bağlamak

pinyó

ακινητοποιώ

tarpare le ali

ala

🪽

Getrieberad

roda dentada

verbinden

Trieb

Flügel eines Vogels

Zahnritzel

rèmige

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɪnjən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).