Overview of noun pinion

The noun pinion has 3 senses

• pinion -- (a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)


• flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather -- (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)


• pennon, pinion -- (wing of a bird)

Overview of verb pinion

The verb pinion has 2 senses

• pinion, shackle -- (bind the arms of)


• pinion -- (cut the wings off (of birds))