pinion

Meaning

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. 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. To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
3. To restrain; to limit.

Synonyms

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

Hyphenated as

pin‧ion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪnjən/

Etymology

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