About The Word Pawl
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Pawl
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What's The Definition Of Pawl?
[n] a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pawl: click | detent | dog Related Terms | Find terms related to Pawl: See Also | catch | rachet | ratch | ratchet | stop Pawl In Webster's Dictionary \Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. {Pole} a stake.]
(Mach.)
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 Illust. of
{Ratchet Wheel}. [Written also {paul}, or {pall}.]
{Pawl bitt} (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass,
to receive the strain of the pawls.
{Pawl rim} or {ring} (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring
surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the
pawls to catch in.
\Pawl\, v. t. To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. {To pawl the capstan}. See under {Capstan}. |
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