pinion

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: ein kleines Zahnrad, das in ein größeres Rad oder eine Zahnstange eingreift; eine der großen Schwungfedern eines Vogels; oder der Flügel eines Vogels.

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.

   Ritzel

   • 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.

   Schwungfeder

   • 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.

   Synonymeflight featherquill

3. Bird's wingC1formal

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

   Flügel eines Vogels

   • 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.

   Synonymepennonwing

• Veralteter/gehobener Verbalausdruck: jemandem die Arme fest an den Körper oder an einen Gegenstand binden, ihn dadurch bewegungsunfähig machen und fesseln.

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.

   Jemandem die Arme festhalten

   • 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.

   Synonymebindfetterimmobilizemanaclerestrainshackletie uptruss

   Antonymefreeliberatereleaseunbinduntie

2. Cut the wings offC2formal

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

   Flügel stutzen

   • 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.

   Synonymeclipcutdocklopsheartrim