kingpin vs trunnion

kingpin

noun
  • The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt. 

  • The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard. 

  • The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck. 

  • The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex. 

  • The most important person in an undertaking or organization. 

trunnion

noun
  • A shaft, held by a bearing, at each end or side of a rotatable object. 

  • A similar rotational bearing comprising a rotating arc or ring sliding in the groove of a stationary arc, used in machinery to allow a workpiece to be moved relative to a fixed tool. 

  • A similar rotational bearing used in automotive suspensions. 

  • One of the short stubby bearings on either side of a cannon; a gudgeon. 

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