strap-hinge

[ strap-hinj ]

/ ˈstræpˌhɪndʒ /

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noun

a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.

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Origin of strap-hinge

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby strap-hinge

Stranraer, strap, strap cell, straphang, straphanger, strap-hinge, strap-laid, strapless, strapline, strap-oil, strappado

Example sentences from the Web for strap-hinge

Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
Use Your Brain—Control a Drone|The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
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Race relations in Saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.
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Once he hits eight, we can head on over to Bullets & Burgers, and who knows, maybe they'll let him strap on a bazooka.
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Strap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from Huckleberry Finn.
A New Huck on the Hardcore LGBT Hudson|William O’Connor|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never did events of the utmost magnitude hinge on incidents so trivial to the community at large.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
A leather cased camera was suspended from his bull neck by means of a strap.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
M is a motor adapted for plucking open the pallet P through the medium of strap s.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Even old Mrs. Stott had to kill her own poultry for the market though she'd strap him well for refusing.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for strap-hinge

strap hinge

noun

a hinge with a long leaf or flap attached to the face of a door, gate, etc

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