kingpin

From king +‎ pin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/

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kingpin (plural kingpins)

2. (automotive) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place.

   Synonym: kingbolt

   • 2000, Jared Diamond, Why Is Sex Fun?, Phoenix, →ISBN, page 152:

     The employees brought back the apparently disappointing news that almost all components showed signs of wear. The sole exceptions were the kingpins, which remained virtually unworn. To the employees’ surprise, [Henry] Ford, instead of expressing pride in his well-made kingpins, declared that the kingpins were overbuilt, and that in the future they should be made more cheaply.

3. (automotive) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
4. (figurative, informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.

   Synonyms: big cheese, big enchilada, top boy; see also Thesaurus:important person

   Coordinate term: queenpin

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Culture Codex entry:

     The rare salarian females are cloistered on their worlds out of tradition and respect. Powerful female Dalatrasses are dynasts and political kingpins. They determine the political course of their respective regions through shrewd negotiation.

5. (ten-pin bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
6. The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.

• kingpin to rear axle

• → Cebuano: kingpin

• pink gin, pinking

Borrowed from English kingpin.

• Hyphenation: king‧pin

kingpin

1. kingpin
   1. (transport) axis where which steered wheels pivot; bolt that holds the pivot in place
   2. most important person in an undertaking or organization

Borrowed from English kingpin.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋpin/ [ˈkim.pɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -iŋpin
• Syllabification: king‧pin

kingpin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔)

1. kingpin
   1. (transport) axis where which steered wheels pivot; bolt that holds the pivot in place
   2. most important person in an undertaking or organization

• “kingpin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018