NOUN
- a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart
How To Use cotter pin In A Sentence
- And you had the duct tape right there in your hand and coulda wrapped that rebellious cotter pin until it suffocated. Monday, Jan. 26 – The Bleat.
- The cotter pin missed the male spline on the flap motor.
- A cotter pin acts a safety measure to prevent the arm from sliding off the stub.
- I have used cotter pins that are around 4 inches long to hold wicks in the center while candles are hardening/setting up. Off Center Wick
- Grenades have a small, removable cotter pin in the firing mechanism. Heart of a Patriot
- Back when I was a kid, we had this fail-safe method for avoiding garage door accidents that was entirely cotter pin proof: Make sure nothing is under the door before you press the button. Monday, Jan. 26 – The Bleat.
- It patches waders, boats, holds together broken rods, makes pretty nifty sunglass retainers (like above), and just a week or so ago I actually used duct tape to hold my oar lock in place after a friend had straightened the cotter pin holding it in place. 12 inches if Duct tape literally saved an entire day of fishing. If you can't Duct it...
- The left uplock assembly, upper attachment bolt, nut and cotter pin assembly used to mount the left main landing gear to the structure were installed, but did not engage the uplock assembly. HEADLINES
- “You look like air,” Larry said as he hung the bait on a hook in the ceiling; the hook was cabled to a cotter pin in the trapdoor, so if something pulled the bait, the gate would drop and lock. Blood Lite II: Overbite
- Disc is fastened securely to disc hanger with a lock nut and cotter pin.
