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Definition of rack-and-pinion adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rack-and-pinion

adjective

/ˌræk ən ˈpɪnjən/

/ˌræk ən ˈpɪnjən/

[only before noun]

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using a machine in which a moving cog (= wheel with teeth around the edge) fits into a bar with teeth
- a rack-and-pinion steering system
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