kingpin (redirected from King pin)

king·pin  (kngpn)

n.

1. Sports

a. The innermost or central pin in an arrangement of bowling pins.

b. See headpin.

2. The most important person or element in an enterprise or system.

3. See kingbolt.

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kingpin [ˈkɪŋˌpɪn]

n

1. the most important person in an organization

2. the crucial or most important feature of a theory, argument, etc.

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called (Brit) swivel pin a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) Tenpin bowling the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (in ninepins) the central pin in the diamond pattern of the nine pins

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kingpin - the most important person in a group or undertaking bigwig, top banana important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
	2.	kingpin - bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle kingbolt, swivel pin bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
	3.	kingpin - the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins headpin bowling pin, pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

Translations

kingpin [ˈkɪŋpɪn] N (Tech) → perno m real or pinzote (fig) (= person, object) → piedra f angular

kingpin [ˈkɪŋpɪn] n

(= thing) → pivot m

(= person) → cheville f ouvrière

kingpin [ˈkɪŋˌpɪn] n (Tech) (fig) → perno