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rack-and-pinion

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rack-and-pin⋅ion

[rak-uhn-pin-yuhn]
–adjective
of or pertaining to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack-and-pinion steering.


Origin:
1900–05
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rack and pinion  
n.  A device for the conversion of rotary and linear motion, consisting of a pinion and a mated rack.
rack'-and-pin'ion (rāk'ən-pĭn'yən) adj.
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