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Definition of Wing gudgeon

Wing gudgeon
On the wing. (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another. On the wings of the wind, with the utmost velocity. Under the wing, or wings, of, under the care or protection of. Wing and wing (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going before the wind with the foresail on one side and the mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel which has her studding sails set. Cf. Goosewinged. Wing case (Zo["o]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles, and of some other insects, when thickened and used to protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also wing cover. Wing covert (Zo["o]l.), one of the small feathers covering the bases of the wing quills. See Covert, n., 2. Wing gudgeon (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it from turning in the wood. See Illust. of Gudgeon. Wing shell (Zo["o]l.), wing case of an insect. Wing stroke, the stroke or sweep of a wing. Wing transom (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern; -- called also main transom. --J. Knowles.

Meaning of Wing gudgeon from wikipedia

- industrial revolution, winged gudgeons were used to support water wheel shafts, and later, steam engine shafts. In engines, a gudgeon pin (UK, wrist pin US)...
- A pintle is a pin or bolt, usually inserted into a gudgeon, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge. Other applications include pintle and lunette ring...
- he has finished. Moran co-hosts the "Breaking Beard" podcast with Josh Gudgeon. This podcast is also available on YouTube in video format. Starting in...
- sternpost-mounted rudder, and that such a kind of rudder preceded the pintle-and-gudgeon rudder found in the West by roughly a millennium. A Chandraketugarh (West...
- cradle Engine shake damper and vibration absorber Engine valve Fan belt Gudgeon pin (wrist pin) Harmonic balancer Heater Mounting Piston Piston pin and...
- charity. The gardens, which have a number of works by the sculptor Simon Gudgeon, were featured in the 2017 book The Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley...
- — a species of naked catfish Belobranchus belobranchus — throat-spine gudgeon Belone belone — garfish Bidy**** bidy**** — silver perch Boops boops —...
- Fully floating hollow gudgeon pins of hardened nickel-chrome steel. Three compression and one oil-control ring above the gudgeon pin, and one oil-control...
- Acting Group Captains Chaplains Wing Commanders Honorary Wing Commanders N. Cox-Walker. F. G. Smith, RAFVR. Acting Wing Commanders Squadron Leaders Honorary...
- established, propelled by square rig and lateen, and guided by the pintle-and-gudgeon rudder, all advanced ship design technology necessary for the great transoceanic...