linchpin

English - Turkish

Definition of linchpin in English Turkish dictionary

{i} dingil çivisi

dingil çivi

{i} önemli kimse

{i} tekerleğin dingil çivisi

temel taşı

kilit adam

Related Terms

lynchpin

kilit

English - English

Definition of linchpin in English English dictionary

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

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.