knee action

noun

1. Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
2. limited and temporary bending at a joint provided to relieve a structure or machine part under stress.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knee action¹

1865–70, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

Lastly, a rapid gait and excessive knee action, especially on hard roads, predispose to this disease of the feet.

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It was more than mere knee action–though knee action did characterize it prominently.

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So he was profoundly impressed, and accordingly proud, and added half an inch to the high-knee action of his strut.

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And then, of course, he was clever in using the straight arm and he always ran with high knee-action.

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She's got all the high knee-action of a thoroughbred never properly broken to harness.

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