How to pronounce “rack and pinion”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways.
• A type of steering that uses such a gear arrangement: Ellipsis of rack and pinion steering.

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