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knee action

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knee action

–noun
1. Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
2. limited and temporary bending at a joint provided to relieve a structure or machine part under stress.

Origin:
1865–70, for an earlier sense
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knee action  
n.  An automotive front-wheel suspension that permits independent vertical motion of each wheel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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