linchpin
Kelime Anlamı :

1. dingil çivisi.
2. temel taşı.
3. kilit adam.
4. dingil çivi.
5. tekerleğin dingil çivisi.
6. önemli kimse.
7. kilit.
Tanımlar :
1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off.
2. A central cohesive element: reduced spending is the linchpin of their economic program.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
2. a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A pin inserted in the spindle of the axle of a vehicle to prevent the wheel from slipping off. also axle-pin.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.