lynchpin

English - Turkish

Definition of lynchpin in English Turkish dictionary

kilit

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linchpin

temel taşı

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kilit adam

linchpin

dingil çivisi

linchpin

dingil çivi

linchpin

{i} önemli kimse

linchpin

{i} tekerleğin dingil çivisi

English - English

Definition of lynchpin 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

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"

see linchpin. another spelling of linchpin

pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

Related Terms

linchpin

{n} an iron pin to keep a wheel on the axletree

linchpin

{i} pin that holds a wheel on an axle; key player, critical element

linchpin

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"

linchpin

A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree

linchpin

a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel

linchpin

pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

linchpin

a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation

linchpin

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)

Etymology

() From Middle English lynspin Old English lynis (a pin securing a wheel to an axle). Figurative use attested from the mid 20th Century.