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• اسم له عدة معانٍ: ترس صغير يتعاشق مع عجلة كبيرة أو جريدة مسننة؛ أو أي من ريش الطيران الكبير في جناح الطائر؛ أو جناح الطائر.

A noun with multiple meanings: a small gear that meshes with a larger wheel or rack; any of the larger flight feathers of a bird; or a bird's wing.

1. Small gearC1formaltechnical

   A gear with a small number of teeth that meshes with a larger gear or rack, often used in machinery to transmit motion.

   ترس صغير

   • The pinion engages with the rack to convert rotational motion into linear motion.
   • The mechanic replaced the worn pinion in the gearbox.
   • A small pinion drives the large wheel in this clock mechanism.

2. Bird's flight featherC1formal

   One of the larger primary or secondary feathers of a bird's wing, essential for flight.

   ريشة الطيران

   • The falconer carefully examined the bird's pinions for damage.
   • The eagle's pinions were strong and well-formed.
   • A broken pinion can prevent a bird from flying properly.

   المرادفاتflight featherquill

3. Bird's wingC1formal

   The wing of a bird, especially when referring to its structure or function.

   جناح الطائر

   • The bird flapped its pinions and took off into the sky.
   • The artist sketched the delicate pinions of the swan.
   • The hawk's powerful pinions carried it high above the valley.

   المرادفاتpennonwing

• فعل يعني تقييد يدَي شخص أو ساقيه وربطهما، ولا سيما إلصاق الذراعين بالجسم أو بشيء ثابت لمنع الحركة.

An archaic verb meaning to bind or restrain someone's arms, especially by tying them to the body or to a fixed object.

1. Bind the arms ofC1formal

   To restrain or immobilize someone by holding or tying their arms.

   شَدّ الأذرع

   • The guards pinioned the prisoner's arms behind his back.
   • She was pinioned by the crowd and could not escape.
   • He pinioned his opponent's arms to the ground.

   المرادفاتbindfetterimmobilizemanaclerestrainshackletie uptruss

   الأضدادfreeliberatereleaseunbinduntie

2. Cut the wings offC2formal

   To cut off the pinion (the outer part of a bird's wing) to prevent flight.

   قص الأجنحة

   • The falconer pinioned the hawk to keep it from flying away.
   • They pinioned the young birds to stop them from leaving the nest.
   • In some practices, birds are pinioned for domestication.

   المرادفاتclipcutdocklopsheartrim