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leaf spring

noun

  1. a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.


leaf spring

noun

  1. one of a number of metal strips bracketed together in length to form a compound spring
  2. the compound spring so formed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leaf spring1

First recorded in 1890–95

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