1. plural of pintle: a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns
Usage: mechanical
2. vertical pins that serve as hinges for a rudder on a boat
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The gate swings on heavy iron pintles.
• The mechanic replaced the worn pintles in the machinery.
• The boat’s rudder was secured with brass pintles.
• Old barn doors often hung on simple wooden pintles.
• The pintles needed greasing to reduce friction.
• Maritime pintles must resist saltwater corrosion.