Look up: Pawl

1. pawl
   [n] - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
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2. pawl
   mobile tooth or cog engaging a ratchet wheel Category: Mechanical engineering
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3. Pawl
   Pawl noun [ W. pawl a pole, a stake. Confer Pole a stake.] (Machinery) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a ma...
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4. Pawl
   Pawl transitive verb To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the capstan . See under Capstan .
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5. pawl
   detent noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
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6. Pawl
   • (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Ill...
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7. Pawl
   A catch device attached to the loom frame which falls to catch into a ratchet tooth to keep the ratchet from rotating.
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8. pawl
   pawl: see ratchet and pawl.
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9. Pawl
   A pawl is a short bar which works in conjunction with a ratchet-wheel to prevent backward rotation of the wheel.
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10. Pawl
    (constructor) `Pawl` was a racing car constructor, who competed in three rounds of the 1955--> Indianapolis 500|Indy 500. FIA World Championship Indy 500 results: ! Season ! Driver ! Grid ! Classification ! Points ! Note ! Race Report
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