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noun
a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
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Origin of leaf spring
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby leaf spring
leaf scald, leaf scar, leaf sheath, leaf sight, leaf spot, leaf spring, leafstalk, leaf through, leaf trace, leaf warbler, leafy
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British Dictionary definitions for leaf spring
leaf spring
noun
one of a number of metal strips bracketed together in length to form a compound spring
the compound spring so formed
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