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English noun: rack and pinion

1. rack and pinion (artifact) a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)


Broader (hypernym)cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel









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