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- DictionaryPin·ion/ˈpinyən/
noun
- 1. the outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers.
verb
- 1. tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone): "he pinioned the limbs of his opponents"
- 2. cut off the pinion of (a wing or bird) to prevent flight.
1. the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges. 2. the wing of a bird. 3. a feather. v.t. 4. to cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying. 5. to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used.
Definitions of pinion. noun. wing of a bird. synonyms: pennon. see more. noun. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird. synonyms: flight feather, quill, quill feather. see more. verb. cut the wings off (of birds) see more. verb. bind the arms of. synonyms: shackle. see more. noun.
3 days ago · 1. mainly poetic. a bird's wing. 2. the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers. verb (transitive) 3. to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him or her. 4. to confine or shackle. 5. to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow.
Definition of pinion verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying.
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Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. pinions. The outermost section of a bird's wing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any wing feather. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A small gear, the teeth of which fit into those of a larger gear or those of a rack. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A primary feather of a bird.
