steel pin

collocation in English

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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pin
noun[C]
uk
/pɪn/us
/pɪn/
a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of ...
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(Definition ofsteelandpinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsteel pin

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She had asteelpinpierced through her chin.
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Supposing you have on thatsteelpinin raised letters "foreign produced," or suppose they are cut out, counter-sunk, or indented.
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Asteelpinis used when scribing with the grain.
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The connector plate slides into a female receptacle on the rear of the trailer in front and is secured with asteelpin.
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They were hurled at asteelpindriven into a three-foot square clay bed, with the common length of the green being 18 yards.
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The firing pin safety is a solid hardenedsteelpinthat, in the secured state, blocks the firing pin channel (disabling the firing pin in its longitudinal axis).
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Two highly polished tapered steel pins passing through the wind-tunnel walls are engaged loosely in these holes.
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The barrel is firmly locked in position by means of a spring-loaded latch (with two nested coil springs) which drives asteelpininto a hole in the barrel socket.
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The matrix of steel pins extends away on all sides.
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The sections were connected together with large steel pins.
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The energy generated from these high frequency impulses is imparted to the treated surface through the contact of specially designed steel pins.
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Assembly of the glider is typical of modern gliders, with forked wing spars joined by two steel pins.
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A bronze relief sculpture is secured to the top with stainless steel pins.
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Steel pins were not that inconvenient for homemaking uses as they were usually only used temporarily while sewing garments.
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The single-span bridge is long and has a wooden roadway supported by steel pins and piles.
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A heckle is a bed of nails sharp, long-tapered, tempered, polished steel pins driven into wooden blocks at regular spacing.
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Jars are commonly used to shear small brass or steel pins that are put in place to function certain down-hole tools at a certain moment.
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