English
Alternative forms
Noun
lynchpin (plural lynchpins)
- a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
- (figuratively) a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
Translations
a securing pin
- French: cheville (fr) f
- German: Achsnagel m, Lünse f
- Middle English: lynspin
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