Lynchpin Definition

linchpin
noun

Linchpin.

Webster's New World
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel.
Wiktionary

(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.

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Other Word Forms of Lynchpin

Noun

Singular:
lynchpin
Plural:
lynchpins

Origin of Lynchpin

  • From Middle English lynspin, from Old English lynis (a pin securing a wheel to an axle). Figurative use attested from the mid 20th Century.

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Lynchpin Sentence Examples

  • Macedonia became the lynchpin in Greek affairs during the 4th century BC.

  • Ben Burgess is the attacking lynchpin through which City can develop most of their attacks.

  • The travel option remains the lynchpin of Irish government policy on abortion.

  • Indeed, risk assessments form the lynchpin of health and safety management.

  • It's fairly well known that the main creative lynchpin behind Gorillaz is Damon Albarn.

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Words Starting With

LLYLYN

Words Ending With

NINPIN

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lynchpin

Words Starting With L and Ending With N

Starts With L & Ends With NStarts With LY & Ends With NStarts With L & Ends With IN

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With N