spring pin

noun

In locomotives, an iron rod fitted between the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate the pressure on the axles.

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Meanings

nounspring pin (plural spring pins)

plural spring pins

  1. In locomotives, an iron rod fitted between the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate the pressure on the axles.
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APA

spring pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20pin

MLA

“spring pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20pin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring pin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20pin.

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