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pivotless

pivotless adjective: without a pivot.

Adjective

pivotless (not comparable)

  1. Without a pivot.
    • We understand that several features of the Swindon-built 2,200 h.p. units, including stressed skin construction and pivotless bogies, will be incorporated in the new N.B.L. locomotives, as well as a number of modifications dictated by experience in service with both types.1959 March, “Talking of Trains: New N.B. Loco. 2,000 h.p. units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 118

Origin of pivotless

From pivot + -less.

Words formed from pivotless

Questions about pivotless

What does pivotless mean?
Pivotless means without a pivot.
What part of speech is pivotless?
Pivotless is an adjective.

Words near pivotless in the dictionary

  1. pivoted
  2. pivoter
  3. pivoters
  4. pivoting
  5. pivotings
  6. pivotless
  7. pivotlessness
  8. pivotlike
  9. pivotman
  10. pivotmen
  11. Pivotonian

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