Sentence examples for were hinged from inspiring English sources
noun
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
The first proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) replacements were hinged devices with single-axis motion.
The first major advance was a "disappearing carriage," in which the gun was mounted at the end of two arms that were hinged to a rotating base.
In the middle ages, many-panelled paintings were hinged so they could fold in and out to tell a religious story.
With those key players out this week, along with the injured Kelyn Acosta, a lot of Dallas hopes were hinged on the hope that Diaz's departure just before half-time last week was mostly precautionary.
SpaceShipOne was recognizably a plane — a white tapered tube with wings, and an undercarriage, parked parallel to the ground — but the wings were hinged, and the small cabin space, where the tube narrowed, then came to a point, had a dozen portholes at different heights in the place of a windshield.
Edano observes another ritual before every scheduled press conference: approaching the lectern from stage left, he stops with both feet together, squarely facing the opposite wing, and, with arms by his sides and his spine dead straight, dips his body quickly into a crisp and perfectly executed bow, as if he were hinged at the waist.
Awning windows have sashes that are hinged at the top.
The hood was hinged at the front, so it opened away from the windshield.
Casement windows have sashes that are hinged at the top and bottom.
A metal War Horse head is hinged like a knight's armored visor.
