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swingarms

swingarms is the plural of swingarm.

Meaning of swingarm

Noun

swingarm (plural swingarms)

  1. The main component of the rear suspension of most modern motorcycles and ATVs; holds the rear axle in place while swinging vertically to allow the suspension to absorb the shock from bumps in the road.
    • At the rear, you'll find a single, centrally mounted shock, the now-familiar single-sided swingarm and BMW's Paralever shaft-drive system, which does away with most of a shafty's chassis-jacking bugaboos.1994, Cycle World Magazine, volume 33, number 1, page 49

Questions about swingarms

What is swingarms the plural of?
Swingarms is the plural of swingarm.

Words near swingarms in the dictionary

  1. swing-swangs
  2. swing-wing
  3. swingability
  4. swingable
  5. swingarm
  6. swingarms
  7. swingback
  8. swingbacks
  9. swingball
  10. swingbeat
  11. swingbin

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