knee action
Americannoun
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Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
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limited and temporary bending at a joint provided to relieve a structure or machine part under stress.
Etymology
Origin of knee action
1865–70, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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Mr. McElhenny had a long stride, high knee action and could change directions with rabbit-like agility.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
Easily recognizable for his long stride and high knee action, McElhenny not only was fast but had the moves of a break dancer decades before break dancing became a thing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Son of a Union, N. J. tar tester, a competent but not brilliant student, Peacock runs without Metcalfe's finishing drive or Owens' smoothness, but with higher knee action than either.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has front wheel drive, "knee action" on all four wheels and lines phenomenally low and streamy.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the same reason horses with excessive knee action are more liable to suffer from this disease than others, concussion of the foot and intense pressure on the tendon being common among such horses.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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