action hinge

double-acting hinge

A hinge which permits motion in either of two directions; used on swinging doors.

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The Hatfield also balances properly right at the action hinge pin.

The Hatfields ain't feudin' no more

Caption: The Butterfly's action hinges on the distinctive T-Latch.

BEAR PAIR: INSTANT BLADE DEPLOYMENT WITH A FLIP OR A FLOP

And today's action hinges on an 8.00am inspection, called after a forecast of high winds up to 50 m.p.h.

RACHAEL BIG PLUS; Blackmore hits first Festival win

The ability to immediately identify variances with the required accuracy and detail to take action hinges on 10 critical components:

Ten ways to deal with scope changes and variations

The action hinges on the 18th-century French artist Antoine Watteau, whose fictional "lost" painting gives the novel its title.

A wickedly funny art-world satire

However, today's action hinges on a 7.30am inspection after parts of the track were found to be waterlogged following heavy rain yesterday.

Weather threatens beginning of end; TRALEE FESTIVAL

"Lantech's Costa Rican action hinges on statutory rights that are unique to Costa Rica and that cannot be resolved by a judgment of the district court on Canonlat's claims in Florida.

Eleventh Circuit vacates anti-suit injunction where Costa Rican and U.S. district court actions are pending involving the same agreement between the parties because the legal claims in both actions differ

The remaining action hinges on the fate of John's nephew, Arthur, arguably the rightful heir and consequently a potential threat.

King John reigns supreme

One could go further and say the film apes "Ice Age" in that the action hinges on an acorn, or at least what appears to be one.

Chicken Little

That action hinges on what happens with Western Sahara, which could become a country in its own right or be absorbed into Morocco.

Where is Troy, and what evidence is there for there having been a war there?

TODAY'S jump action hinges on a 7.30 am inspection at Hunting don after Hexham was called off.