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kingpin
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kingpin
1. a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam
2. Tenpin bowling the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins
3. (in ninepins) the central pin in the diamond pattern of the nine pins

kingpin [′kiŋ‚pin]
(mechanical engineering)
The pin for articulation between an automobile stub axle and an axle-beam or steering head. Also known as swivel pin.


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KPI - King Pin Inclination (vehicle steering geometry angle)
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