noun
long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together
• Hypernyms: ↑spring
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noun : a spring made of superposed strips, plates, or leaves
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a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles. See illus. under spring.
[1890-95]
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leaf spring noun
A spring made up of narrow, curved strips of metal of increasing length
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Main Entry: ↑leaf
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leaf spring,
a spring, such as one for an automobile, made of layers of curved metal strips.
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n. a spring made of a number of strips of metal curved slightly upward and clamped together one above the other
Useful english dictionary. 2012.