pivotless en · ADJ
Etymology
From pivot + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without a pivot.
We understand that several features of the Swindon-built 2,200 h.p. units, including stressed skin construction and pivotless bogies, will be incorporated in the new N.B.L. locomotives, as well as a number of modifications dictated by experience in service with both types.
1959 March, “Talking of Trains: New N.B. Loco. 2,000 h.p. units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 118: