linchpin

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English - Turkish
{i} dingil çivisi
dingil çivi
{i} önemli kimse
{i} tekerleğin dingil çivisi
temel taşı
kilit adam

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lynchpin
kilit
English - English
a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation
a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
{n} an iron pin to keep a wheel on the axletree
{i} pin that holds a wheel on an axle; key player, critical element
a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree
pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans. the linchpin of sth the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because everything depends on them (linch (11-16 centuries) (from lynis) + pin)

Related Terms

A linchpin
pin
linchpins
plural of linchpin
lynchpin
a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation
lynchpin
a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
lynchpin
a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
lynchpin
see linchpin. another spelling of linchpin
lynchpin
pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
lynchpins
plural of lynchpin
linchpin

    Hyphenation

    linch·pin

    Turkish pronunciation

    lînçpîn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlənʧˌpən/ /ˈlɪnʧˌpɪn/

    Etymology

    () Middle English lynspin, compound of lins 'axletree' and pin, from Old English lynis 'linchpin', from Proto-Germanic *luniso (compare German Lünse), from Proto-Indo-European (compare Welsh olwyn 'wheel', Armenian ołn 'shoulder', Sanskrit āṇís). Figurative use attested from the mid-20th century.
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